Prevalence and Incidence of Type 2 diabetes

Prevalance of Type 2 diabetes:

16 million Americans (NWHIC, includes undiagnosed); 7.2 million (actually diagnosed) ... see also overview of Type 2 diabetes.

Prevalance Rate:

approx 1 in 17 or 5.88% or 16 million people in USA [Source statistic for calcuation: "16 million Americans (NWHIC, includes undiagnosed); 7.2 million (actually diagnosed)" -- see also general information about data sources]

Incidence (annual) of Type 2 diabetes:

approximately 798,000 new cases of diabetes annually in USA, most are Type 2 diabetes (CDC-OC) ... see also overview of Type 2 diabetes.

Incidence Rate:

approx 1 in 340 or 0.29% or 798,000 people in USA [Source statistic for calcuation: "approximately 798,000 new cases of diabetes annually in USA, most are Type 2 diabetes (CDC-OC)" -- see also general information about data sources]

Incidence extrapolations for USA for Type 2 diabetes:

797,999 per year, 66,499 per month, 15,346 per week, 2,186 per day, 91 per hour, 1 per minute, 0 per second. [Source statistic for calculation: "approximately 798,000 new cases of diabetes annually in USA, most are Type 2 diabetes (CDC-OC)" -- see also general information about data sources]

Worldwide prevalence of Type 2 diabetes:

150 million cases worldwide 2002(Integrated Management of Cardiovascular Risk – Report of a WHO Meeting, 2002)

Prevelance of Type 2 diabetes discussion:

Diabetes Statistics in the United States: NIDDK (Excerpt)

Total: 15.7 million people--5.9 percent of the population--have diabetes.

Diagnosed: 10.3 million people
Undiagnosed: 5.4 million people

Diabetes Statistics in the United States: NIDDK (Excerpt)

"Other specific types" of diabetes result from specific genetic syndromes, surgery, drugs, malnutrition, infections, and other illnesses. Such types of diabetes may account for 1 to 2 percent of all diagnosed cases of diabetes. (Source: excerpt from Diabetes Statistics in the United States: NIDDK)

Incidence of Type 2 diabetes:

New cases diagnosed per year: 798,000. (Source: excerpt from Diabetes Statistics in the United States: NIDDK)

Prevelance statistics for Type 2 diabetes:

The following statistics relate to the prevalence of Type 2 diabetes:

• 90-95% of total diabetes prevalence is Type 1 diabetes
• 11.8% of African American women over 20; 1-in-4 African American women over 55 (NWHIC)
• 12.2 of Native Americans over 19; 50% of Pima Indians aged 30-64 (NWHIC)
• 25 percent of Hispanic American women (NWHIC); 1.2 million diagnosed Hispanic Americans
• 3,331 non-English speaking men per 100,000 population have type 2 diabetes in Australia 2001 (Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
• 2,356 men per 100,000 population have type 2 diabetes in Australia 2001 (Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
• 2,269 women per 100,000 population have type 2 diabetes in Australia 2001 (Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
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Types of Type 2 diabetes

Statistics about types of Type 2 diabetes:

• Type 2 Diabetes accounts for 85-90% of all diabetes cases in Australia (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 2003)
• Type 1 Diabetes accounts for 10-15% of all diabetes cases in Australia (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 2003)
• Type 2 diabetes accounted for 60% of new cases of diabetes in Australia 1999-2002 (The National Diabetes Register, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
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