Key Statistics – Diabetes in USA & Worldwide

Diabetes is a long term condition that affects the body’s ability to process glucose
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Diabetes Mellitus is a long term condition that affects the body’s ability to process glucose. How many Americans have diabetes and prediabetes ? Read some of the facts about diabetes.
Diabetes in USA key facts
- The medical name for any form of diabetes that causes high blood sugar levels is Diabetes Mellitus
- There are 3 main types of diabetes: type 1, type 2 and gestational diabetes
- 90% of people with diabetes have type 2 diabetes
- Type 1 diabetes is sometimes called juvenile diabetes or insulin-dependent diabetes
- People with type 2 diabetes can remain undiagnosed for many years
- Poorly managed diabetes leads to serious complications and early death
Diabetes in the USA according to the ADA (as of 2013):
- Almost 26 million people in the USA have been diagnosed with diabetes
- Approximately 7.9 million people in the USA have undiagnosed type 2 diabetes
- The economic cost of diabetes in the USA is estimated at $245 billion per year
- 1/3 of American adults are predicted to have diabetes by 2050, according to present trends
Diabetes worldwide:
- Diabetes affects around 370 million adults worldwide
- The global diabetes rate is expected to grow to 552 million by 2030, or 9.9% of the adult population
- Diabetes is rapidly increasing in low- and middle-income countries
- China has the largest diabetes population, with 90 million diabetes sufferers, followed by India (61.3m) and the USA (23.7m)
- Africa is projected to see the largest growth in diabetes prevalence between now and 2030, with rates forecast to rise from 14.7 million to 28 million (90% increase)
Diabetes history
- Diabetes was given its name by the Greek Physician Aretaeus (30-90CE), but the history of the disease can be dated back to ancient Egypt!
- World Diabetes Day is on November 14th every year
For more information please see – A Leading Cause of Death in the U.S.
Last reviewed: February 13, 2015 at 12:46
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