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)
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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 May 21, 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 May 21, 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: May 21, 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/
Australian Bureau of Statistics, Number of people with diabetes mellitus in Australia from financial year 2008 to 2021 (in 1,000s people) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1000895/australia-number-of-people-with-diabetes/ (last visited May 21, 2024)
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/