At a glance
- The National Diabetes Statistics Report provides up-to-date information on the prevalence and incidence of diabetes and prediabetes, risk factors for complications, acute and long-term complications, death, and costs.
- Data in the report can help focus efforts to prevent and control diabetes across the United States. This report is continually updated as data become available. This report fulfills the requirement mandated by the Catalyst to Better Diabetes Care Act of 2009 (Section 10407 of Public Law 111-148).
Fast facts on diabetes
Total diabetes
40.1 million
Estimated number of people with diagnosed or undiagnosed diabetes in the United States, 2023
12.0%
Estimated percentage of the U.S. population with diabetes
Diagnosed diabetes
29.1 million
Estimated number of people with diagnosed diabetes in the United States, including 28.8 million adults aged ≥18 years
Undiagnosed diabetes
27.6%
Estimated percentage of adults aged ≥18 years with diabetes who are undiagnosed, representing 11.0 million people
Prediabetes
115.2 million
Estimated number of U.S. adults aged ≥18 years with prediabetes
Type 1 diabetes
2.1 million
Estimated number of people with diagnosed type 1 diabetes in the United States, including 1.8 million adults aged ≥20 years and 314,000 children and adolescents younger than age 20 years
Prediabetes: ≥65 years
31.3 million
Estimated number of people aged 65 years or older (52.1%) with prediabetes
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. National Diabetes Statistics Report website. https://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/php/data-research/index.html Accessed [date].