Title: Type 2 Diabetes Statistics and Facts
Headings: Type 2 Diabetes Statistics and Facts
Type 2 Diabetes Statistics and Facts
Risk factors
Prevalence
In general
In ethnic groups
In children
Age
Worldwide
Prevention
Weight
Monitoring
Medication
Complications and effects
Heart problems
Eye problems
Kidney problems
Sensation problems and amputation
Birth defects
Mental health effects

Content: Age
The risk of developing type 2 diabetes increases with age. The number of children diagnosed with type 2 diabetes is growing due to more overweight youth. Still, it is much less common in children and young adults than it is in older people. For example, consider data from the CDC
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: Among children 10 years and younger, the rate of new cases in 2008–2009 was 0.8 per 100,000. For ages 10 to 19 years, this rate was 11 per 100,000. Comparatively, about 12.3 percent of all adults age 20 or older have diabetes. And 25.9 percent adults 65 years or older have diabetes. That’s much higher than the 0.26 percent of children 19 and under. Adults ages 40 to 59 comprise the world’s age group with the highest diabetes rates.