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Statistics
Diabetes by race/ethnicity
The rates of diagnosed diabetes of adults among minorities by race/ethnic background are:
13.6%
of
American Indians/Alaskan Native adults
12.1%
of
non-Hispanic Black adults
11.7%
of
Hispanic
adults
9.1%
of
Asian
American adults
6.9%
of
non-Hispanic White adults
Cost of diabetes
Updated November 2, 2023
New Cases
1.2 million Americans are diagnosed with diabetes every year.
Prevalence
In 2021, 38.4 million Americans, or 11.6% of the population, had diabetes.
Prevalence
Related to Wounds
Lower- extremity diabetic ulcers (LEDUs) affect more than 50,000 patients monthly
(approx. 600,000 patients annually)
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