Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2017) Incidence of insulin-treated diabetes in Australia, 2015, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 18 April 2024.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. (2017). Incidence of insulin-treated diabetes in Australia, 2015. Canberra: AIHW.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Incidence of insulin-treated diabetes in Australia, 2015. AIHW, 2017.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Incidence of insulin-treated diabetes in Australia, 2015. Canberra: AIHW; 2017.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2017, Incidence of insulin-treated diabetes in Australia, 2015, AIHW, Canberra.
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This fact sheet provides the latest available national data on new cases of insulin-treated diabetes in Australia. It shows that in 2015 there were 28,775 people who began using insulin to treat their diabetes in Australia – 63% had type 2 diabetes, 26% had gestational diabetes, 9% had type 1 diabetes and 2% had other forms of diabetes or their diabetes status was unknown. The fact sheet is accompanied by a dynamic data display, which provides data on insulin-treated diabetes by age at first insulin use, Indigenous status, remoteness, SEIFA and state/territory.
In 2015 there were 28,775 people who began using insulin to treat their diabetes in Australia
63% had type 2 diabetes, 26% had gestational diabetes, 9% had type 1 diabetes and 2% had other forms of diabetes
63% of people diagnosed with type 1 diabetes were under the age of 25
92% of new cases of insulin-treated type 2 diabetes occurred in those 40 and over
Incidence of insulin-treated diabetes in Australia, 2015
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