Title: How Many People Have Diabetes? – Diabetes Daily
Headings: How Many People Have Diabetes?
How Many People Have Diabetes?
04 / 18 / 2016
Global Diabetes Statistics
Diabetes Statistics by Country
United States
United Kingdom
Canada
China
India
United States Diabetes Statistics Infographic

Content: 83% of adults over 65 have either diabetes or prediabetes! Thankfully, the authors of this study note that the prevalence of diabetes may have plateaued. In other good news, rates of undiagnosed diabetes decreased from 40% in the period ranging from 1988 to 1994 down to 31% in 2011 and 2012. This means that we are getting better at screening for diabetes and more people have access to care. United Kingdom
Each year, the UK government publishes an annual diabetes fact sheet based on a Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) survey. As of 2015, the total is approximately 3.5 million people: 2,913,538 in England have diabetes
84,836 in Northern Ireland have diabetes
183,348 Wales have diabetes
271,312 in Scotland have diabetes
Canada
According to the Canadian government, “Type 2 diabetes is one of the fastest growing diseases in Canada with more than 60,000 new cases yearly. Nine out of ten people with diabetes have type 2 diabetes. The good news is that type 2 diabetes can be prevented or postponed by making healthy lifestyle choices…. It is estimated that close to two million Canadian adults have diabetes.