Latest findings
Diabetes contributed to 11% of Australian deaths in 2018 (16,700 deaths) (underlying or associated cause)
Type 2 diabetes and type 1 diabetes accounted for 2.2% and 0.3% of Australia’s disease burden respectively in 2015
Socioeconomic disadvantage was associated with higher diabetes (prevalence, hospitalisation and death) rates
Prevalence of overweight and obesity among Australian adults increased steadily from 50% in 2001 to 67% in 2017–18
Incidence rates of type 1 diabetes fluctuated between 12 and 13 cases per 100,000 population, during 2000 to 2018
In 2017–18, an estimated 5.4% (or 1 million) Australian adults had type 2 diabetes, based on self-reported data