Data & Trends

Diabetes Surveillance System

Prevalence of Diabetes

Age-Adjusted Prevalence of Diagnosed Diabetes per 100 Population, by Race/Ethnicity and Sex, United States, 1980-2002

Year	Race & Sex	Age-Adjusted Rate
1980	White Male	2.52
	White Female	2.63
	Black Male	4.01
	Black Female	4.88
1981	White Male	2.52
	White Female	2.61
	Black Male	3.82
	Black Female	5.28
1982	White Male	2.50
	White Female	2.55
	Black Male	3.76
	Black Female	5.64
1983	White Male	2.46
	White Female	2.60
	Black Male	3.97
	Black Female	6.03
1984	White Male	2.51
	White Female	2.64
	Black Male	4.38
	Black Female	5.71
1985	White Male	2.68
	White Female	2.75
	Black Male	4.53
	Black Female	5.56
1986	White Male	2.90
	White Female	2.68
	Black Male	4.38
	Black Female	5.41
1987	White Male	2.89
	White Female	2.58
	Black Male	4.47
	Black Female	5.63
1988	White Male	2.72
	White Female	2.55
	Black Male	4.82
	Black Female	5.38
1989	White Male	2.52
	White Female	2.54
	Black Male	4.78
	Black Female	5.19
1990	White Male	2.59
	White Female	2.74
	Black Male	4.65
	Black Female	4.98
1991	White Male	2.75
	White Female	2.82
	Black Male	4.04
	Black Female	5.39
1992	White Male	2.97
	White Female	2.95
	Black Male	4.38
	Black Female	5.46
1993	White Male	3.03
	White Female	2.88
	Black Male	4.59
	Black Female	5.94
1994	White Male	3.08
	White Female	2.99
	Black Male	5.08
	Black Female	6.19
1995	White Male	2.95
	White Female	2.84
	Black Male	5.70
	Black Female	6.45
1996	White Male	2.92
	White Female	2.88
	Black Male	6.00
	Black Female	6.42
1997	White Male	3.67
	White Female	3.60
	Black Male	6.54
	Black Female	7.21
	Hispanic Male	6.23
	Hispanic Female	6.31
1998	White Male	3.77
	White Female	3.59
	Black Male	6.28
	Black Female	7.38
	Hispanic Male	6.30
	Hispanic Female	6.32
1999	White Male	4.05
	White Female	3.66
	Black Male	6.43
	Black Female	7.46
	Hispanic Male	6.48
	Hispanic Female	6.42
2000	White Male	4.43
	White Female	3.81
	Black Male	6.59
	Black Female	7.94
	Hispanic Male	6.74
	Hispanic Female	6.35
2001	White Male	4.82
	White Female	3.97
	Black Male	6.82
	Black Female	8.02
	Hispanic Male	7.18
	Hispanic Female	6.30
2002	White Male	4.99
	White Female	4.04
	Black Male	6.66
	Black Female	8.13
	Hispanic Male	7.47
	Hispanic Female	6.26

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Methods and Limitations

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This page last reviewed August 12, 2004.

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