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Diabetes > Data & Trends > National Data > Prevalence

Age-Adjusted Percentage of Civilian, Noninstitutionalized Population with Diagnosed Diabetes, by Sex, United States, 1980–2006

From 1980 to 1998, the age-adjusted percentage of diagnosed diabetes for men and women was similar. However, in 1999, the percentage for males began to increase at a faster rate than that of females. From 1980 to 2006, the age-adjusted percentage of diagnosed diabetes increased 115% for men and 86% for women.

Graph showing number of persons with diagnosed diabetes, United States, 1980-2006. Links for data figures, sources, methodology and data limitations, and detailedtables follow this figure.

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Year Male Female
Rate Std Error Rate Std Error
1980 2.7 0.08 2.9 0.09
1981 2.6 0.09 2.9 0.09
1982 2.6 0.11 2.9 0.09
1983 2.6 0.12 2.9 0.11
1984 2.6 0.13 2.9 0.12
1985 2.8 0.12 3.0 0.16
1986 3.0 0.09 2.9 0.16
1987 3.0 0.09 2.9 0.14
1988 2.9 0.10 2.8 0.09
1989 2.7 0.09 2.8 0.09
1990 2.8 0.11 3.0 0.10
1991 2.8 0.11 3.1 0.10
1992 3.1 0.11 3.2 0.09
1993 3.1 0.08 3.2 0.09
1994 3.3 0.10 3.4 0.10
1995 3.3 0.13 3.3 0.12
1996 3.5 0.13 3.6 0.12
1997 3.7 0.11 3.7 0.11
1998 4.1 0.09 4.0 0.08
1999 4.4 0.10 4.1 0.08
2000 4.7 0.10 4.3 0.08
2001 5.1 0.11 4.4 0.08
2002 5.3 0.11 4.6 0.08
2003 5.4 0.11 4.7 0.09
2004 5.5 0.10 4.9 0.09
2005 5.7 0.11 5.3 0.10
2006 5.8 0.15 5.4 0.13


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Data Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, Division of Health Interview Statistics, data from the National Health Interview Survey. U.S. Bureau of the Census, census of the population and population estimates. Data computed by the Division of Diabetes Translation, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.


 

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Page last modified: October 8, 2008
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