In the 2021 financial year, an estimated 1.3 million people were suffering from diabetes in Australia, according to the National Health Survey. The number of people suffering from diabetes in Australia has increased over time since the beginning of the time series in 2008.
Number of people with diabetes mellitus in Australia from financial year 2008 to 2021
(in 1,000s people)
Australia's financial year runs from July of one year to June of the following year; for example, the financial year 2018 starts on July 1, 2017 and ends on June 30, 2018
Supplementary notes
Results are estimates based on the National Health Survey conducted every three years in Australia.
Includes Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes mellitus, and type unknown. These estimates include persons who reported they had diabetes mellitus but that it was not current at the time of interview.
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (March 21, 2022). Number of people with diabetes mellitus in Australia from financial year 2008 to 2021 (in 1,000s people) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1000895/australia-number-of-people-with-diabetes/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Number of people with diabetes mellitus in Australia from financial year 2008 to 2021 (in 1,000s people)." Chart. March 21, 2022. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1000895/australia-number-of-people-with-diabetes/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2022). Number of people with diabetes mellitus in Australia from financial year 2008 to 2021 (in 1,000s people). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1000895/australia-number-of-people-with-diabetes/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Number of People with Diabetes Mellitus in Australia from Financial Year 2008 to 2021 (in 1,000s People)." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Mar 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1000895/australia-number-of-people-with-diabetes/
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Number of people with diabetes mellitus in Australia from financial year 2008 to 2021 (in 1,000s people) [Graph], Australian Bureau of Statistics, March 21, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1000895/australia-number-of-people-with-diabetes/
