2011 National Diabetes Fact Sheet
Text descriptions of images
Back to National Diabetes Fact Sheet Table of Contents
Graph title: Estimated percentage of people aged 20 years or older with
diagnosed and undiagnosed diabetes, by age group, United States,
2005–2008
Explanation: This graph shows the estimated percentage of U.S. adults
aged 20 years or older who had diabetes (diagnosed and undiagnosed) in
the year 2005–2008 by age group. In 2005–2008, the estimated percentage
of adults with diabetes was 3.7% among those aged 20–44 years, 13.7%
among those aged 45–64 years, and 26.9% among those aged 65 years or
older.
Back to graph
Back to National Estimates on Diabetes
Back to National Diabetes Fact Sheet Table
of Contents
Graph title: Estimated number of new cases of diagnosed diabetes among people
aged 20 years or older, by age group, United States, 2010
Explanation: This graph displays the estimated number of new cases of diagnosed
diabetes in the year 2010 among U.S. adults aged 20 years or older by age group.
In 2010, of the estimated 1.9 million new cases of diagnosed diabetes in people
aged 20 years or older, about 465,000 were aged 20–44 years, about 1,052,000
were aged 45–64 years, and about 390,000 were aged 65 years or older.
Back to graph
Back to National Estimates on Diabetes
Back to National Diabetes Fact Sheet Table
of Contents
Graph title: Rate of new cases of type 1 and type 2 diabetes among youth aged
< 20 years, by race/ethnicity, 2002–2005
Explanation: This graph compares the incidence of type 1 and type 2 diabetes
among children and adolescents younger than 20 years by age group and
race/ethnicity. In the year 2002–2005, among children younger than 10 years, the
estimated rate of new cases of type 1 diabetes was 19.7 per 100,000 per year,
and the estimated rate of new cases of type 2 diabetes was 0.4 per 100,000 per
year. Among children younger than 10 years with type 1 diabetes, the estimated
rate of new cases was 24.8 per 100,000 per year among non-Hispanic whites; 15.7
per 100,000 per year among non-Hispanic blacks; 14.1 per 100,000 per year among
Hispanics; 6.4 per 100,000 per year among Asians/Pacific Islanders; and 4.2 per
100,000 per year among American Indians. Among children younger than 10 years
with type 2 diabetes, the estimated rate of new cases was 0.2 per 100,000 per
year for non-Hispanic whites; 1.1 per 100,000 per year for non-Hispanic blacks;
0.5 per 100,000 per year for Hispanics; 0.6 per 100,000 per year for
Asians/Pacific Islanders; and 0.4 per 100,000 per year for American Indians.
In the year 2002–2005, among children and adolescents aged 10–19 years, the estimated rate of new cases of type 1 diabetes was 18.6 per 100,000 per year, and the estimated rate of new cases of type 2 diabetes was 8.5 per 100,000 per year. Among children and adolescents aged 10–19 years with type 1 diabetes, the estimated rate of new cases was 22.6 per 100,000 per year among non-Hispanic whites; 15.7 per 100,000 per year among non-Hispanic blacks; 13.8 per 100,000 per year among Hispanics; 7.4 per 100,000 per year among Asians/Pacific Islanders; and 4.7 per 100,000 per year among American Indians. Among children and adolescents aged 10–19 years with type 2 diabetes, the estimated rate of new cases was 3.7 per 100,000 per year for non-Hispanic whites; 19.0 per 100,000 per year for non-Hispanic blacks; 11.6 per 100,000 per year for Hispanics; 12.1 per 100,000 per year for Asians/Pacific Islanders; and 32.0 per 100,000 per year for American Indians.
Back to graph
Back to National Estimates on Diabetes
Back to National Diabetes Fact Sheet Table
of Contents
Graph title: Percentage of adults with diagnosed diabetes receiving
treatment with insulin or oral medication, United States, 2007–2009
Explanation: This graph displays the distribution of insulin and oral
medication treatment among U.S. adults aged 20 years or older with
diagnosed diabetes in the year 2007–2009. In 2007–2009, 12 percent were
treated with insulin only, 14 percent received insulin and oral
medication, 58 percent received oral medication only, and 16 percent
received neither oral medication nor insulin.
Back to graph
Back to National Estimates
Back to National Diabetes Fact Sheet Table
of Contents
Graph Title: Estimated lifetime risk of developing diabetes for individuals born in the United States in 2000
One of three (33%) men and nearly 2 of 5 (39%) women born in the United States in 2000 will develop diabetes sometime during their lifetime. For men born in 2000, estimated lifetime risks of developing diabetes were 27% among non-Hispanic whites, 40% among non-Hispanic blacks, and 45% among Hispanics. For women born in 2000, estimated lifetime risks were 31% among non-Hispanic whites, 49% among non-Hispanic blacks, and 53% among Hispanics.
Back to National Diabetes Fact Sheet Table of Contents
Contact Us:
- CDC Diabetes Public Inquiries
- 800-CDC-INFO
(800-232-4636)
TTY: (888) 232-6348
8am-8pm ET
Monday-Friday
Closed Holidays - cdcinfo@cdc.gov
