Diabetes: The Numbers - Slide 21

Estimated Cost of Diabetes in U.S.

• Total: $174 billion

• Direct Medical Cost: $116 billion

• Indirect Cost: $58 billion

Note:

• The total estimated cost of diabetes in the United States is $174 billion.

• The estimated direct medical cost of diabetes is $116 billion. This includes medical care and services.

• The estimated indirect cost of diabetes is $58 billion. This includes disability, work loss, and premature mortality.

• Medicines and supplies and outpatient services are responsible for a minority of these costs.

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.