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Annual Number (in Thousands) of New Cases of Diagnosed Diabetes Among Adults Aged 18-79 Years, United States, 1980–2005

From 1980 through 2005, the number of adults aged 18-79 with newly diagnosed diabetes almost tripled from 493,000 in 1980 to 1.4 million in 2005 in the United States.


Annual Number (in Thousands) of New Cases of Diagnosed Diabetes Among Adults Aged 18-79 Years, United States, 1980-2005. Links for data figures, sources, methods and data limitations, and detailed tables follow this image.

Year Number
1980 493
1981 557
1982 595
1983 628
1984 611
1985 564
1986 578
1987 574
1988 635
1989 591
1990 603
1991 573
1992 682
1993 752
1994 838
1995 796
1996 799
1997 813
1998 921
1999 979
2000 1104
2001 1213
2002 1304
2003 1349
2004 1403
2005 1440

 

Methods and Limitations

Data Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for Health Statistics, Division of Health Interview Statistics, data from the National Health Interview Survey.  Data computed by personnel in CDC's Division of Diabetes Translation, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion.

 

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