CDC: New Diabetes Cases on the Decline in the U.S.

By the Editors

For the first time in decades, the annual number of new diabetes cases among U.S. adults appears to be declining, according to new data from the CDC.

After rising steadily from the mid-1990s onward, the annual number exceeded 1.7 million in 2009 — but then began to drop, reaching roughly 1.4 million in 2014. In addition, the age-adjusted incidence decreased significantly from 2008 to 2014, from 8.5 to 6.6 per 1000.

While these data are encouraging, it's worth noting that in 1980 the annual number of new cases was just 493,000, and the age-adjusted incidence was 3.5 per 1000.