Statistics

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) provides these overall estimates for diabetes and prediabetes, as of the National Diabetes Statistics Report 2022:

37.3 Million People

in the U.S. with diabetes (or 11.3% of the U.S. population)

28.7 million are diagnosed
8.5 million are undiagnosed

96.0 Million People

(38%, or about 1 of every 3) US adults aged 18 years or older have prediabetes

only 15.3%, or about 1 in 7 know they have prediabetes

15.9 Million Adults

aged 65 and older have diabetes
(representing 29.2% of this population
or about 3 in 10)

26.4 Million Adults

aged 65 and older have prediabetes
(representing 48.8% of this
population or about 1 in 2)

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