DIABETES POPULATION

Race and ethnic differences in prevalence of diagnosed diabetes

After adjusting for population age differences, 2007-2009 national survey data for people diagnosed with diabetes, aged 20 years or older include the following prevalence by race/ethnicity:

7.1% of non-Hispanic whites

8.4% of Asian Americans

12.6% of non-Hispanic blacks

11.8% of Hispanics

Among Hispanics rates were:

7.6% for Cubans

13.3% for Mexican Americans

13.8% for Puerto Ricans.

Morbidity and Mortality

In 2007, diabetes was listed as the underlying cause on 71,382 death certificates and was listed as a contributing factor on an additional 160,022 death certificates. This means that diabetes contributed to a total of 231,404 deaths.