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Prevalence and Incidence of Diabetes

Prevalance of Diabetes:

16 million Americans with 10.3 million diagnosed and 8.1 million women (NWHIC); 65 per 1000 - NHIS95; 8 million - perhaps 16 million if include not-yet-diagnosed. ... see also overview of Diabetes.

Prevalance Rate:

approx 1 in 17 or 5.88% or 16 million people in USA [Source statistic for calcuation: "16 million Americans with 10.3 million diagnosed and 8.1 million women (NWHIC); 65 per 1000 - NHIS95; 8 million - perhaps 16 million if include not-yet-diagnosed." -- see also general information about data sources]

Prevalance of types of Diabetes:

For details see prevalence of types of Diabetes analysis; summary of available prevalence data:

• Type 1 diabetes: 1-in-800 (NIAID)
• Type 2 diabetes: 16 million Americans (NWHIC, includes undiagnosed); 7.2 million (actually diagnosed)
• Impaired glucose tolerance: estimated 41 million people aged 40-74 have pre-diabetes in the US 1988-94 (National Diabetes Statistics fact sheet, NIDDK, 2003)
• more types of Diabetes...»

Incidence (annual) of Diabetes:

approximately 798,000 new cases diagnosed annually in USA (CDC-OC) ... see also overview of 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 diagnosed annually in USA (CDC-OC)" -- see also general information about data sources]

Incidence extrapolations for USA for 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 diagnosed annually in USA (CDC-OC)" -- see also general information about data sources]

Incidence of types of Diabetes:

For details see incidence of types of Diabetes analysis; summary of available incidence by type data:

• Type 1 diabetes: about 30,000 annual cases in the USA; about 40 per 10,0000 children
• Type 2 diabetes: approximately 798,000 new cases of diabetes annually in USA, most are Type 2 diabetes (CDC-OC)
• Gestational diabetes: 135,000 pregnant women get the condition every year; 3-5% of pregnant women.
• more types of Diabetes...»

Undiagnosed prevalence of Diabetes:

5.7 million Americans (based on NWHIC) ... see also misdiagnosis of Diabetes.

Undiagnosed prevalence rate:

approx 1 in 47 or 2.10% or 5.7 million people in USA [about data] ... Note: this rate calculation uses the following statistic: 5.7 million Americans (based on NWHIC)

Undiagnosed prevalence statistics about Diabetes:

The following statistics relate to undiagnosed cases of Diabetes:

• Estimated 5.2 million people have undiagnosed diabetes in the US 2002 (National Diabetes Statistics fact sheet, NIDDK, 2003)
• 730,000 African Americans are unaware they have diabetes in America (CBCF Health Organisation, 2004)
• Half of the estimated 1 million people with diabetes were unaware of that they had diabetes in Australia 2001 (Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
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Prevalance of Diabetes:

According to recent estimates, the prevalence of diabetes in the United States is predicted to be 8.9 percent of the population by 2025. (Source: excerpt from Diabetes Overview: NIDDK) ... About 16 million Americans have diabetes, but only about 10 million have been diagnosed. (Source: excerpt from Facts About Diabetes: CDC-OC)

Worldwide prevalence of Diabetes:

135 million cases worldwide 1995

Prevelance of Diabetes discussion:

Facts About Diabetes: CDC-OC (Excerpt)

The number of persons diagnosed with diabetes has increased sixfold, from 1.6 million in 1958 to 10 million in 1997. Diabetes is the nation's seventh leading killer and contributed to about 187,800 deaths in 1995. (Source: excerpt from Facts About Diabetes: CDC-OC)

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

(Source: excerpt from Diabetes Statistics in the United States: NIDDK)

Diabetes Statistics in the United States: NIDDK (Excerpt)

Prevalence of diabetes by age Age 65 years or older: 6.3 million. 18.4 percent of all people in this age group have diabetes.

Age 20 years or older:15.6 million. 8.2 percent of all people in this age group have diabetes.

Under age 20: 123,000. 0.16 percent of all people in this age group have diabetes. (Source: excerpt from Diabetes Statistics in the United States: NIDDK)

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)

Diabetes Statistics in the United States: NIDDK (Excerpt)

Between the 1995 and 1997 fact sheets, the number of persons with diagnosed diabetes increased from 8 million to 10.3 million, but the number of persons with undiagnosed diabetes decreased. (Source: excerpt from Diabetes Statistics in the United States: NIDDK)

Incidence of Diabetes:

Approximately 798,000 new cases of diabetes are diagnosed annually in the United States. (Source: excerpt from Facts About Diabetes: CDC-OC) ... New cases diagnosed per year: 798,000. (Source: excerpt from Diabetes Statistics in the United States: NIDDK)

Prevelance statistics for Diabetes:

The following statistics relate to the prevalence of Diabetes:

• 18.2 million people have diabetes in the US 2002 (National Diabetes Statistics fact sheet, NIDDK, 2003)
• Estimated 6.3% of population have diabetes in the US 2002 (National Diabetes Statistics fact sheet, NIDDK, 2003)
• Estimated 13 million people have been diagnosed with diabetes in the US 2002 (National Diabetes Statistics fact sheet, NIDDK, 2003)
• Estimated 5.2 million people have undiagnosed diabetes in the US 2002 (National Diabetes Statistics fact sheet, NIDDK, 2003)
• Diabetes prevalence for age groups in the USA:
  • 8.7% of all people over 20 have diabetes in the US 2002 (National Diabetes Statistics fact sheet, NIDDK, 2003)
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Incidence statistics for Diabetes:

The following statistics relate to the incidence of Diabetes:

• 32,600 new cases of diabetes in Australia 1999-2002 (The National Diabetes Register, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
• 1.3 million people over 20 developed diabetes annually in the US 2002 (National Diabetes Statistics fact sheet, NIDDK, 2003)
• more statistics...»

Types of Diabetes

Statistics about types of 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 1 diabetes accounted for 28% of new cases of diabetes in Australia 1999-2002 (The National Diabetes Register, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
• Type 2 diabetes accounted for 60% of new cases of diabetes in Australia 1999-2002 (The National Diabetes Register, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
• gestational diabetes accounted for 9% of new cases of diabetes in Australia 1999-2002 (The National Diabetes Register, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
• more types...»

Death statistics for Diabetes:

The following statistics relate to deaths and Diabetes:

• 31,602 male deaths in the USA 2000 (American Heart Association, 2002)
• Diabetes was the underlying cause of 69,301 deaths in the US 2000 (National Diabetes Statistics fact sheet, NIDDK, 2003)
• Diabetes contributed to 213,062 deaths in the US 2000 (National Diabetes Statistics fact sheet, NIDDK, 2003)
• Risk of death for diabetics is twice that of those without diabetes in the US (National Diabetes Statistics fact sheet, NIDDK, 2003)
• 71,372 people died from diabetes each year in the US 2001 (Deaths: Final Data for 2001, NCHS, CDC)
• 25.1 people per 100,000 population died from diabetes each year in the US 2001 (Deaths: Final Data for 2001, NCHS, CDC)
• Diabetes is ranked the sixth leading cause of death in the US 2001 (Deaths: Final Data for 2001, NCHS, CDC)
• Death statistics by age for diabetes:
• more statistics...»

More Statistics about Diabetes:

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Medical news summaries about incidence of Diabetes:

The following medical news items are relevant to the incidence of Diabetes:

• Diabetes expected to soar over the next 3 decades
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About prevalence and incidence statistics:

The term 'prevalence' of Diabetes usually refers to the estimated population of people who are managing Diabetes at any given time. The term 'incidence' of Diabetes refers to the annual diagnosis rate, or the number of new cases of Diabetes diagnosed each year. Hence, these two statistics types can differ: a short-lived disease like flu can have high annual incidence but low prevalence, but a life-long disease like diabetes has a low annual incidence but high prevalence. For more information see about prevalence and incidence statistics.

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