Friday, November 16, 2012

State by State Adult Rates of Diabetes

The US State with the highest rate of diabetes diagnoses in adults is Alabama, where 13.2% (between 1 in 7 and 1 in 8) of adults had been diagnosed with diabetes as of 2010. The lowest rate of diabetes diagnoses is in Alaska, where 5.3% (about 1 in 19) of adults had been diagnosed with diabetes as of 2010.
In the United States as a whole, 8.7% (about 1 in 12) of adults had been diagnosed with diabetes as of 2010.

Source:http://www.statehealthfacts.org/comparemaptable.jsp?typ=2&ind=70&cat=2&sub=22

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