Latest findings
Socioeconomic disadvantage was associated with higher diabetes (prevalence, hospitalisation and death) rates
An estimated 1.2 million Australians (4.9% of the total population) had diabetes in 2017–18, based on self-reported data
Diabetes contributed to 11% of Australian deaths in 2018 (16,700 deaths) (underlying or associated cause)
Prevalence of overweight and obesity among Australian adults increased steadily from 50% in 2001 to 67% in 2017–18
Incidence rates of type 1 diabetes fluctuated between 12 and 13 cases per 100,000 population, during 2000 to 2018
Type 2 diabetes disproportionately impacts on Indigenous Australians compared with non-Indigenous Australians