Where is diabetes most prevalent in Australia?

Diabetes is more common in men (4.9%) than in women (3.8%) and, within Australia, is most prevalent in the Northern Territory (10.6%) and least prevalent in the Australian Capital Territory (3.0%).

What percentage of the Australian population has diabetes?

An estimated 1.2 million Australians (4.9% of the total population) had diabetes in 2017–18, based on self-reported data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) 2017–18 National Health Survey .

What percentage of indigenous Australians have diabetes?

Around 7.9% of Indigenous Australians (64,100 people) had diabetes according to self-reported data from the ABS 2018–19 National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Survey (ABS 2019b).

Which state has the highest prevalence of diabetes?

Percent of adults with diabetes

Is diabetes a pandemic disease?

Type 2 diabetes (T2D) has attained the status of a global pandemic, spreading from affluent industrialized nations to the emerging economies of Asia, Latin America, and Africa.

What percentage of Australia has Type 1 diabetes?

Type 2 diabetes and type 1 diabetes accounted for 2.2% and 0.3% of Australia’s disease burden respectively in 2015. An estimated 1.2 million Australians (4.9% of the total population) had diabetes in 2017–18, based on self-reported data.

How many people have prediabetes in Australia?

Pre-diabetes has no signs or symptoms. People with pre-diabetes have a higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular (heart and circulation) disease. Two million Australians have pre-diabetes and are at high-risk of developing type 2 diabetes.

Why do aboriginals have a higher chance of diabetes?

Why are Indigenous Australians at greater risk of diabetes? In Australia, the rising number of people affected by type 2 diabetes is most likely driven by increasing rates of obesity, decreased rates of physical activity, dietary changes and an ageing population.

What race has highest diabetes?

In the U.S. scientists have found different rates of diabetes among people of different races:

• Pacific Islanders and American Indians have the highest rates of diabetes among the 5 racial groups counted in the U.S. Census.
• Diabetes is also more common among African-Americans and Asian-Americans compared to whites.

What is the prevalence of diabetes in Australia?

Conclusions: Approximately 1 in 20 Australians has diabetes. Although most have type 2 diabetes, one in seven has other types that may require more specialised diagnosis and/or management. Keywords: Australia; diabetes; diabetes type; prevalence.

How many people have diabetic retinopathy in Australia?

Between 25% and 35% of Australians report some form of diabetic retinopathy. [ Source] Diabetic macula edema occurs in over 15 per cent of Australians with diabetes.

Are there any diabetes research projects in WA?

Please try again later. A WA-based research project into type 1 diabetes holds hope of helping prevent type 1 diabetes from developing in very young children at high risk of the condition.

What are the National Diabetes goals in Australia?

These indicators aim to inform the evidence base for assessing progress against the seven high-level goals outlined in Australian National Diabetes Strategy 2016–2020. The goals relate to the prevention, early detection, management and care of all forms of diabetes in Australia.