Diabetes: The Numbers - Slide 16

U.S. Diabetes Prevalence
People Younger than 20 Years of Age, 2007

• 186,300 or 0.2% of young people have diabetes

• Type 1 diabetes is more common than type 2, except in American Indians

• Type 2 diabetes is extremely rare in youth under 10 years of age

• Type 2 diabetes rates are higher in youth ages 10 to 19 years with higher rates among minority populations compared to non-Hispanic whites

Note:

• Close to 186,300 people under the age of 20—or 0.2 percent of young people under age 20 have diabetes.

• Type 1 diabetes is more common than type 2 diabetes, except in American Indian youth.

• Type 2 is extremely rare in youth under 10 years of age.

• Rates of type 2 diabetes are higher in youth ages 10 to 19 years – higher rates are seen in minority populations as compared to non-Hispanic whites.

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.