Diabetes Crisis among African Americans:

United States’ Diabetes Crisis among African Americans:

Today and Future Trends

Diabetes is a very serious and rapidly growing problem for African Americans.

They have about an 80% greater risk for developing the disease during their lifetimes than non-Hispanic whites.17 A recently released study2 and the 2011 National Diabetes Fact Sheet6 from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) predict a dramatic increase in diabetes between 2010 and 2050. Using this new information from the CDC, the Institute for Alternative Futures diabetes model estimates that the number of African Americans living with diabetes (diagnosed and undiagnosed) in America will increase 72% by 2025 from 5,547,700 to 9,517,200.1 The resulting medical and societal cost of diabetes will be $90.3 billion – an 81% increase from 2010.1

Type 2 diabetes is becoming a common disease for many adults, and it is even beginning to affect school-aged children. Forty percent of African American boys and 49% of girls will develop diabetes during their lifetimes7 and therefore face the possibility of severe diabetes-related complications6 and a life span that is reduced by 4 to 23 years.7

In 2010, there were 5,547,700 African Americans in the United States with diabetes.1 Some 2,061,100 of them were undiagnosed1 and possibly beginning to suffer from the common complications of diabetes, including eye, kidney, lower extremity, and heart damage.3 African Americans have at least twice the risk of amputations, renal failure, and death due to their diabetes compared to non-Hispanic white Americans.18 The overall cost of diabetes among African Americans in the United States, including medical expenses and lost productivity, was about $49.8 billion in 2010.1

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