Percentage of new U.S. mothers with diabetes in 2016, by BMI

Prevalence of diabetes among women with a live birth in 2016, by prepregnancy body mass index*

CharacteristicPreexisting diabetesGestational diabetes
Underweight 0.3% 2.9%
Normal weight 0.4% 3.6%
Overweight 0.8% 6.1%
Obesity class I 1.3% 8.8%
Obesity class II 2% 11.2%
Obesity class III 3.2% 13.9%
Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Percentage of women with a live birth0.3%0.3%0.4%0.4%0.8%0.8%1.3%1.3%2%2%3.2%3.2%2.9%2.9%3.6%3.6%6.1%6.1%8.8%8.8%11.2%11.2%13.9%13.9%Preexisting diabetesGestational diabetesUnderweightNormal weightOverweightObesity class IObesity class IIObesity class III
0%2.5%5%7.5%10%12.5%15%17.5%
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Release date

November 2018

Region

United States

Survey time period

2016

Supplementary notes

Prepregnancy body mass index (BMI; kg/m2) classified as underweight (BMI <18.5), normal weight (BMI 18.5–24.9), overweight (BMI 25.0–29.9), obesity class I (BMI 30.0–34.9), obesity class II (35.0–39.9), and obesity class III (BMI ≥40.0).

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