In 2021, over 9.6 million people in the United States were living with diabetic retinopathy. Moreover, of those with the disease, nearly one in five had already entered the stage of vision-threatening diabetic retinopathy.
This statistic shows the prevalence of diabetic retinopathy in the United States as of 2021, by stage of disease.
Number of people with diabetic retinopathy in the United States as of 2021, by stage of disease
(in millions)
Characteristic
Number of people in millions
Non-vision-threatening diabetic retinopathy
7.8
Vision-threatening diabetic retinopathy
1.8
Any diabetic retinopathy
9.6
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CDC (Vision and Eye Health Surveilance System). (June 13, 2023). Number of people with diabetic retinopathy in the United States as of 2021, by stage of disease (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 26, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1417726/prevalence-of-diabetic-retinopathy-in-us-by-stage/
CDC (Vision and Eye Health Surveilance System). "Number of people with diabetic retinopathy in the United States as of 2021, by stage of disease (in millions)." Chart. June 13, 2023. Statista. Accessed April 26, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1417726/prevalence-of-diabetic-retinopathy-in-us-by-stage/
CDC (Vision and Eye Health Surveilance System). (2023). Number of people with diabetic retinopathy in the United States as of 2021, by stage of disease (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 26, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1417726/prevalence-of-diabetic-retinopathy-in-us-by-stage/
CDC (Vision and Eye Health Surveilance System). "Number of People with Diabetic Retinopathy in The United States as of 2021, by Stage of Disease (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Jun 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1417726/prevalence-of-diabetic-retinopathy-in-us-by-stage/
CDC (Vision and Eye Health Surveilance System), Number of people with diabetic retinopathy in the United States as of 2021, by stage of disease (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1417726/prevalence-of-diabetic-retinopathy-in-us-by-stage/ (last visited April 26, 2025)
Number of people with diabetic retinopathy in the United States as of 2021, by stage of disease (in millions) [Graph], CDC (Vision and Eye Health Surveilance System), June 13, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1417726/prevalence-of-diabetic-retinopathy-in-us-by-stage/
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