An kiyasta cewa akwai mutane miliyan 392 da ke fama da ciwon sukari na nau'in 2 wanda ya kai kusan kashi 90% na masu fama da ciwon sukari a duniya. Wannan ya yi daidai da kusan kashi 6% na yawan mutanen duniya. Ciwon sukari ya zama gama gari a cikin ƙasashe masu tasowa da masu tasowa. Ya kasance ba a saba gani ba, duk da haka, a cikin ƙasashe masu tasowa. Mata suna da alama suna cikin haɗarin haɗari kamar yadda wasu kabilu suke yi, kamar Asiya ta Kudu, Pacific Islanders, Latinos, da 'yan asalin Amurka. Wannan na iya zama saboda ƙaruwa da ƙwarewa ga salon rayuwa na Yammacin Turai a cikin wasu kabilu. A al'adance ana ɗaukar cutar ta manya, ana samun ciwon sukari na nau'in 2 a cikin yara a daidai lokacin da hauhawar kiba. Ana samun ciwon sukari na nau'in 2 sau da yawa kamar yadda ake samun ciwon sukari nau'in 1 a cikin matasa a Amurka. An kiyasta yawan ciwon sukari a 1985 a miliyan 135, zuwa miliyan 30 a 1995 da miliyan 217 a 2005. Wannan ya zama sananne, kodayake, a cikin
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