Diabetes: The Numbers - Slide 20

Estimated Cost of Diabetes in U.S.

• Total: $132 billion

• Direct Medical Cost: $92 billion

• Indirect Cost: $40 billion

Note:

• The total estimated cost of diabetes in the United States is $132 billion.

• The estimated direct medical cost of diabetes is $92 billion. This includes medical care and services.

• The estimated indirect cost of diabetes is $40 billion. This includes disability, work loss, and premature mortality.

• Medicines and supplies and outpatient services are responsible for a minority of these costs.

Reference

Lewin Group, Inc., for the American Diabetes Association, 2002. Estimated diabetes costs in the United States in 2002.