In 2020, around one in five men over the age of 85 had type 2 diabetes in Australia. Prevalence increased with age for both men and women up to the age of 84, before slightly dropping in the 85 years and over age group. Less than one percent of males and females aged 39 and under had type 2 diabetes that year.
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AIHW. (July 13, 2022). Prevalence of type 2 diabetes across Australia in 2020, by age group and gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/919161/australia-prevalence-of-type-ii-diabetes-by-age-group-and-gender/
AIHW. "Prevalence of type 2 diabetes across Australia in 2020, by age group and gender." Chart. July 13, 2022. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/919161/australia-prevalence-of-type-ii-diabetes-by-age-group-and-gender/
AIHW. (2022). Prevalence of type 2 diabetes across Australia in 2020, by age group and gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/919161/australia-prevalence-of-type-ii-diabetes-by-age-group-and-gender/
AIHW. "Prevalence of Type 2 Diabetes across Australia in 2020, by Age Group and Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Jul 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/919161/australia-prevalence-of-type-ii-diabetes-by-age-group-and-gender/
AIHW, Prevalence of type 2 diabetes across Australia in 2020, by age group and gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/919161/australia-prevalence-of-type-ii-diabetes-by-age-group-and-gender/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Prevalence of type 2 diabetes across Australia in 2020, by age group and gender [Graph], AIHW, July 13, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/919161/australia-prevalence-of-type-ii-diabetes-by-age-group-and-gender/