Percentage of Civilian, Noninstitutionalized Population with Diagnosed Diabetes, by Age, United States, 1980�06
From 1980 through 2006, the percentage of diagnosed diabetes increased in all
age groups. In general, throughout the time period, people aged 65–74 years had
the highest percentage, followed by people aged 75 or older, people aged 45–64
years, and people younger than 45 years of age. In 2006, the percentage of
diagnosed diabetes among people aged 65–74 (18.4%) was about 12 times that of
people younger than 45 years of age (1.6%).
Year |
Age |
0� |
45� |
65� |
75+ |
Rate |
Std Error |
Rate |
Std Error |
Rate |
Std Error |
Rate |
Std Error |
1980 |
0.6 |
0.04 |
5.5 |
0.21 |
9.1 |
0.49 |
8.9 |
0.57 |
1981
|
0.6 |
0.04 |
5.6 |
0.21 |
9.2 |
0.44 |
8.4 |
0.49 |
1982 |
0.6 |
0.04 |
5.8 |
0.22 |
8.6 |
0.44 |
8.3 |
0.53 |
1983
|
0.6 |
0.05 |
5.6 |
0.25 |
9.3 |
0.52 |
8.5 |
0.59 |
1984 |
0.6 |
0.05 |
5.4 |
0.21 |
9.8 |
0.48 |
9.1 |
0.70 |
1985
|
0.6 |
0.05 |
5.6 |
0.24 |
10.2 |
0.43 |
10.0 |
0.71 |
1986 |
0.7 |
0.06 |
5.7 |
0.20 |
9.9 |
0.44 |
10.1 |
0.64 |
1987
|
0.7 |
0.05 |
5.8 |
0.19 |
9.5 |
0.41 |
9.8 |
0.70 |
1988 |
0.7 |
0.03 |
5.6 |
0.12 |
9.4 |
0.46 |
9.0 |
0.60 |
1989
|
0.7 |
0.03 |
5.4 |
0.13 |
9.6 |
0.39 |
8.4 |
0.59 |
1990 |
0.7 |
0.05 |
5.5 |
0.13 |
9.9 |
0.35 |
8.6 |
0.65 |
1991
|
0.8 |
0.05 |
5.4 |
0.13 |
10.7 |
0.31 |
9.3 |
0.69 |
1992 |
0.8 |
0.06 |
5.8 |
0.12 |
10.6 |
0.31 |
10.1 |
0.72 |
1993
|
0.8 |
0.04 |
6.0 |
0.16 |
10.5 |
0.35 |
10.4 |
0.48 |
1994 |
0.8 |
0.04 |
6.3 |
0.19 |
11.1 |
0.49 |
10.8 |
0.61 |
1995
|
0.8 |
0.05 |
6.2 |
0.24 |
11.1 |
0.55 |
10.6 |
0.63 |
1996 |
0.8 |
0.05 |
6.6 |
0.24 |
12.5 |
0.55 |
11.1 |
0.64 |
1997
|
0.9 |
0.05 |
7.1 |
0.22 |
12.8 |
0.49 |
11.3 |
0.54 |
1998 |
1.0 |
0.04 |
7.8 |
0.19 |
14.0 |
0.40 |
12.1 |
0.40 |
1999
|
1.1 |
0.04 |
8.1 |
0.19 |
14.5 |
0.41 |
12.6 |
0.41 |
2000 |
1.2 |
0.04 |
8.6 |
0.20 |
15.4 |
0.41 |
13.0 |
0.40 |
2001
|
1.2 |
0.04 |
9.0 |
0.20 |
16.5 |
0.43 |
13.9 |
0.42 |
2002 |
1.2 |
0.04 |
9.3 |
0.20 |
17.1 |
0.45 |
14.6 |
0.45 |
2003
|
1.2 |
0.04 |
9.5 |
0.20 |
17.7 |
0.48 |
15.4 |
0.46 |
2004 |
1.3 |
0.05 |
9.9 |
0.20 |
18.2 |
0.48 |
15.6 |
0.45 |
2005
|
1.5 |
0.06 |
10.3 |
0.22 |
18.4 |
0.50 |
16.4 |
0.49 |
2006 |
1.6 |
0.08 |
10.5 |
0.28 |
18.4 |
0.62 |
16.6 |
0.63 |
|
Methods & Limitations
Detailed Data Tables
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.
Page last reviewed: October 8, 2008
Page last modified: October 8, 2008