This web report is part of Australian Centre for Monitoring Population Health
Diabetes: Australian facts provides key information for monitoring diabetes in the Australian population, focussing on diabetes risk factors, major subtypes, treatment and impact. The report includes information on incidence, prevalence, hospitalisation and deaths, with additional analysis of priority population groups. An interactive data tool allows for further exploration of available data.
This report is regularly updated with data from a range of sources. There are differences in the source year and frequency of publication. See Data sources and Notes for more information.
- Cat. no: CVD 96
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More than 1.3 million (1 in 20) Australians were living with diabetes in 2021
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Type 2 diabetes contributed 2.2% of the total burden of disease in Australia in 2023
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1 in 6 women who gave birth in 2021–22 was diagnosed with gestational diabetes
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11% of total hospitalisations (1.3 million) were associated with diabetes in 2020–21
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