Annual Number (in Thousands) of New Cases of Diagnosed Diabetes Among Adults Aged 18–79 Years, United States, 1980–2007
From 1980 through 2007, the number of adults aged 18–79 years with newly diagnosed diabetes almost tripled from 493,000 in 1980 to more than 1.5 million in 2007 in the United States. The number of new cases of diabetes has increased sharply since the early 1990s.
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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, CDC.
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