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Diabetes Statistics - United States and Canada
United States
In adults diagnosed with Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes1:
- 14% take insulin only
- 13% take both insulin and oral medication
- 57% take oral medication only
- 16% do not take either insulin or oral medication.
Approximate diagnosed diabetes in the United States (2007)1:
- 17.9 million people
Estimated undiagnosed diabetes in the United States (2007)1:
- 5.7 million people
Approximate number of people over 20 years old diagnosed with diabetes in the United States (2007)1:
- 20 years or older: 23.5 million
- 60 years or older: 12.2 million
- Men: 12.0 million
- Women: 11.5 million
Number of people younger than 20 years old diagnosed with diabetes in the United States (2007)1:
- 186,300 people
Complications of Diabetes:1
- Diabetic adults are 2 to 4 times more likely to die from heart disease than adults without diabetes.
- Diabetics are 2 to 4 times more likely to suffer a stroke.
- Diabetes is the leading cause for new blindess in adults 20-74 years of age.
- Diabetes is the leading cause for kidney failure.
- Approximately 60% to 70% of diabetics have some form of nerve damage.
- Over 60% of non-traumatic lower-limb amputations occur in diabetics.
- Dental disease is more common in diabetics.
Estimated medical costs of treating diabetes: 3
- People diagnosed with diabetes have medical costs approximately 2.3 times higher than those without diabetes
- Estimated medical costs for diabetes treatment is $116 billion: $27 billion to directly treat the disease; $58 billion to treat diabetes-related complications; and $31 billion in other medical costs.
For people with pre-diabetes or at risk for diabetes, lifestyle changes prevented the disease by:1
- 58% over 3 years
- 71% among adults aged 60 years or older.
Canada
Approximate number of people in Canada diagnosed with diabetes (2005-2006): 2
- 1.9 million Canadians
- 5.5% of Canadian women were diagnosed with diabetes
- 6.2% of all men were diagnosed
- 22% of people 75-79 years of age were diagnosed with diabetes
- 2.3% of people 35-39 years of age were diagnosed
- Highest numbers in Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick
- Lowest numbers in the Yukon, Alberta and Nunavut
At-Risk Populations: 2
- Aboriginals, Asians, Hispanics, and Africans have a significantly higher risk of deveveloping diabetes
- Estimated risk for Aboriginals is about 3 to 5 times higher than that of the non-Aboriginal population.
Death Rates: 2
- Diabetic adults 20 years of age or older have death rates 2 to 3 times that of the general population
- Diabetics 20-39 years of age have a death rate more than 6 times that of the general population
- Diabetics 60-79 years of age have a death rate about twice as high as that of the general population.
Sources for diabetes statistics:
1 National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases