Diabetes: The Numbers - Slide 9

U.S. Diabetes Prevalence
All Ages, 2007

• 23.6 million people have diabetes

• Diagnosed: 17.9 million people

  • Type 1 diabetes accounts for 5% – 10%

  • Type 2 diabetes accounts for 90% – 95%

• Undiagnosed: 5.7 million people

Note:

• 23.6 million people have diabetes.

• Of these 17.9 are diagnosed, and 5.7 million are undiagnosed.

• Of the diagnosed population – type 1 accounts for 5 to 10 percent or about 895,000 – 1, 790,000 people. Type 2 accounts for 90 to 95% or about 1,611,000 to 1,700,500 cases.

Reference

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. National Diabetes Statistics, 2007. Bethesda, MD: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, 2008.