Prepregnancy diabetes rates in the U.S. 2016 and 2021, by BMI
In 2021, there were around 21.5 births to mothers with prepregnancy diabetes who were obese in the United States per 1,000 live births. This was an increase from a rate of 18.6 cases of prepregnancy diabetes per 1,000 live births among this group in the year 2016. This statistic shows the rate of prepregnancy diabetes in the United States in 2016 and 2021, by body mass index.