Diabetes: The Numbers - Slide 9

U.S. Diabetes Incidence
20 Years or Older, 2005

• 1.5 million new cases of diabetes diagnosed in 2005

Note:

• 1.5 million new cases of diabetes were diagnosed in people age 20 or older in 2005.

Reference

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. National Diabetes Statistics fact sheet: general information and national estimates on diabetes in the United States, 2005. Bethesda, MD: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, 2005.