|
Cancer,
diabetes and cardiovascular disease combined account for nearly
two out of every three deaths in the United States each year.
Mortality
and morbidity and diabetes:
• Diabetes
is the fifth leading cause of death by disease in the United
States. Diabetes contributed to more than 224,092 deaths in
2002.
• There
are 20.8 million people in the United States, or 7.0% of the
population, who have diabetes.
• While an
estimated 14.6 million have been diagnosed with diabetes,
unfortunately, an additional 6.2 million people have diabetes
but are not aware of it.
• Each day
approximately 4,110 people are diagnosed with diabetes.
• About
1.5 million people were diagnosed with diabetes in 2005.
• One in
three Americans born in 2000 will develop diabetes in their
lifetime.
Economic
costs and diabetes:
It is
estimated that cancer, diabetes and heart disease combined cost
America more than $600 billion each year.
• The
total annual economic cost of diabetes in 2002 was estimated to
be $132 billion. That includes
$91.8
billion in direct medical and treatment costs and $39.8 billion
for indirect costs attributed to disability and mortality.
• One out
of every 10 healthcare dollars is spent on diabetes and its
complications.
Obesity
and diabetes:
The cost
to America for obesity – which plays a role in cancer, diabetes
and cardiovascular disease – is estimated at $117 billion each
year.
• Almost
90% of all people with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes are
overweight.
Roughly
400,000 deaths occur each year due to poor diet and physical
inactivity. Researchers project that if the
increasing
trend of overweight is not reversed in the next few years, poor
diet and physical inactivity will likelyovertake tobacco as the
leading preventable cause of mortality.
• Being
overweight or obese is a leading modifiable risk factor for type
2 diabetes.
•
Individuals at high risk for developing type 2 diabetes, who
participated in the Diabetes Prevention
Program,
lost 5-7% of their body weight (10-15 pounds) and began
exercising 30 minutes a day, at least five times a week, reduced
their risk of developing diabetes by 58%. This study was
presented in 2005. Where do we stand today in 2008? Take a stand
and help someone who lives with diabetes. Get involved because
the life you help today may save yours tomorrow.
Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention. National diabetes fact
sheet: general information and national estimates on diabetes in
the United States, 2005. Atlanta, GA: U.S. Department of Health
and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
2005. |
