Diabetes: The Numbers - Slide 11

Diabetes Incidence

A total of 1,600,000 new cases of diabetes were diagnosed in 2007 in the United States among people aged 20 years and older.

Note:

• 1.6 million new cases of diabetes were diagnosed in people age 20 or older in 2007.

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.