To analyze the prevalence of diabetes among U.S. adults 20 and older, CDC researchers reviewed data from 1999-2000 and from August 2021-August 2023.

The new data, collected from mid-2021 through mid-2023, found a big rise in diabetes rates since 1999-2000, when 9.7% of adult Americans had the disease.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that nearly 16% of American adults which is nearly 1 in 6, now have diabetes. The new data from mid-2021 through mid-2023 found a huge ...

For decades, U.S. obesity and diabetes rates rose in tandem. Some CDC data showed adult obesity rates leveled off about a decade ago, although a recent agency report indicated an increase to 38 ...

The CDC said nearly 16% of American adults have diabetes, with the vast majority being Type 2 diabetes. The best action movie of all time, based on data—and see if your favorite made the top 100 ...

These new data represent notable increases since the CDC's 2019 Report Card, which gave the US population with diabetes in 2018 as 34.2 million, or 10.5% of the population, including 7.3 million ...

By 2020, the CDC's estimate of the adult obesity rate had climbed to 41.9%. Now the CDC estimates that 40.3% of adults are obese, looking at survey data from 2021 through 2023.

Nearly 16% of American adults -- that's close to 1 in 6 -- now has diabetes, according to the latest data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.