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# Quick Fact: 17.5% of Adult American Indian/Alaska Natives Suffer Diabetes
- URL: https://www.foodconsumer.org/american_indian_alaska_natives_diabetes_0104100556/
- Published: 2010-04-01T17:55:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-22T16:11:16.000Z
- Description: CDC survey data for 2004-2008 show 7.6 percent of US adults reported ever being told they had diabetes, with American Indian/Alaska Natives highest at 17.5 percent, followed by blacks at 11.8 and Hispanics at 10.6, against 8.0 percent of Asians and 6.6 percent of whites.
- Author: Food Consumer
- Tags: Disease, Health News, Diabetes, #vivvo-import

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)

QuickStats: Percentage of Adults Aged ≥18 Years Ever Told They Had Diabetes\* by a Doctor or Health Professional, by Race/Ethnicity† --- National Health Interview Survey, United States, 2004--2008§

During 2004--2008, 7.6% of adults overall in the United States reported ever having been told they had diabetes. American Indian/Alaska Natives (17.5%), blacks (11.8%), and Hispanics (10.6%) were more likely than Asians (8.0%) and whites (6.6%) to report ever having been told by a doctor or health professional that they had diabetes.

SOURCE: Barnes PM, Adams PF, Powell-Griner E. Health characteristics of the American Indian and Alaska Native Adult population, United States, 2004--2008\. National health statistics reports; no. 20\. Hyattsville, MD: CDC, National Center for Health Statistics. 2010\. Available at http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/products/nhsr.htm.

Alternate Text: The figure above shows the percentage of adults aged ≥18 years ever told they had diabetes by a doctor or health professional, by race/ethnicity, in the United States during 2004-2008\. During 2004-2008, 7.6% of adults overall in the United States reported ever having been told they had diabetes. American Indian/Alaska Natives (17.5%), blacks (11.8%), and Hispanics (10.6%) were more likely than Asians (8.0%) and whites (6.6%) to report ever having been told by a doctor or health professional that they had diabetes.

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Page last updated: April 02, 2010

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