Statistics show the number of diabetics in the Arab countries in the year 2000 and is expected in the year 2030

Location	2000 m	2030 m
Bahrain	37.000	99.000
Arab Republic of Egypt	2,623,000	6,726,000
Iraq	668.000	2,009,000
Jordan	195.000	680.000
Kuwait	104.000	319.000
Lebanon	146.000	378.000
Libya	88.000	245.000
Morocco	427.000	1,138,000
Oman	113.000	343.000
Country	38.000	88.000
Saudi Arabia	890.000	2,523,000
Somalia	97.000	331.000
Sudan	447.000	1,277,000
Syria	627.000	2,313,000
United Arab Emirates	350.000	684.000
Yemen	327.000	1,286,000
Algeria	426.000	1,203,000

Source: World Health Organization report issued in 2006.