National Statistics in 20071
Total: 23.6 million children and adults or 7.8% of the population in the United States had diabetes.
- Diagnosed: 17.9 million people
- Undiagnosed: 5.7 million people
Pre-diabetes: 57 million people
1.6 million new cases of diabetes were diagnosed in people aged 20 years or older in 2007.
Under 20 years of age: 186,300 or 0.2% of all people in this age group had diagnosed diabetes.
Although type 2 diabetes can occur in youth, the nationally representative data that would be needed to monitor diabetes in youth by type are not available. Clinically-based reports and regional studies suggest that type 2 diabetes, although still rare, is being diagnosed more frequently in children and adolescents, particularly in American Indians, African Americans, and Hispanic/Latino Americans.
Prevalence of diagnosed and undiagnosed diabetes
Age 20 years or older: 23.5 million or 10.7% of all people in this age group had diabetes.
Age 60 years or older: 12.2 million or 23.1% of all people in this age group had diabetes.
Men: 12.0 million or 11.2% of all men aged 20 years or older had diabetes.
Women: 11.5 million or 10.2% of all women aged 20 years or older had diabetes.
Non-Hispanic Whites: 14.9 million or 9.8% of all non-Hispanic whites aged 20 years or older had diabetes.
Non-Hispanic Blacks: 3.7 million or 14.7% of all non-Hispanic blacks aged 20 years or older had diabetes.
References:
- Center for Disease Control and Prevention. National diabetes fact sheet: general information and national estimates on diabetes in the United States, 2007. Atlanta, GA: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 2008.
