Latest findings
Diabetes death and hospitalisation rates in Remote and very remote areas were two-times the rate in Major cities
Type 2 diabetes and type 1 diabetes accounted for 2.2% and 0.3% of Australia’s disease burden respectively in 2015
Around 1.2 million hospitalisations were associated with diabetes in 2017–18 (principal and/or additional diagnosis)
In 2017–18, an estimated 5.4% (or 1 million) Australian adults had type 2 diabetes, based on self-reported data
In 2017–18, 43,100 (16%) mothers aged 15–49 who gave birth in hospital were diagnosed with gestational diabetes
Prevalence of overweight and obesity among Australian adults increased steadily from 50% in 2001 to 67% in 2017–18