Diabetes Facts 2019
New diabetes cases were higher among non hispanic blacks and people of hispanic origin than non hispanic asians and.
Diabetes facts 2019. Diabetes facts figures approximately 463 million adults 20 79 years were living with diabetes. Diabetes mellitus is a term for a group of disorders that cause elevated blood sugar glucose levels in the body. Diabetes is the 7 th leading cause of death in the united. 88 million american adults approximately 1 in 3 have prediabetes.
2 4 2019 12 31 19 pm. Links with this icon indicate that you are leaving the cdc website. The big picture more than 34 million people in the united states have diabetes and 1 in 5 of them don t know they have it. More than 88 million us adults over a third have prediabetes and more than 84 of them don t know they have it.
34 2 million americans just over 1 in 10 have diabetes. Linking to a non federal website does not constitute an endorsement by cdc or any of its employees of the sponsors or the information and products presented on the website. Glucose is a critical source of energy for your brain muscles and tissues.