- American Indian/Alaska Native adults are almost three times more likely than non-Hispanic white adults to be diagnosed with diabetes.
- In 2018, American Indians/Alaska Natives were 2.3 times more likely than non-Hispanic whites to die from diabetes.
- In 2017, American Indians/ Alaska Natives were twice as likely to be diagnosed with end stage renal disease than non-Hispanic whites.
Diagnosed Cases of Diabetes
| Age-adjusted percentage of persons 18 years of age and over with diabetes, 2018 | ||
| American Indian/Alaska Native | Non-Hispanic White | American Indian/Alaska Native / Non-Hispanic White Ratio |
| 23.5 | 8.0 | 2.9 |
Source: CDC 2021. Summary Health Statistics: National Health Interview Survey: 2018. Table A-4a. http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nhis/shs/tables.htm
| Age-adjusted percentage of diagnosed diabetes for adults age 18 and over, 2017-2018 | |||
| American Indian/Alaska Native | Non-Hispanic White | American Indian/Alaska Native / Non-Hispanic White Ratio | |
| Men | 14.5 | 8.6 | 1.7 |
| Women | 14.8 | 6.6 | 2.2 |
| Total | 14.7 | 7.5 | 2.0 |
Source: CDC 2020. National Diabetes Statistics Report, 2020. Appendix Table 3.
https://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/data/statistics-report/index.html
Death Rates
| Age-adjusted diabetes death rates per 100,000 (2018) | |||
| Non-Hispanic American Indian/Alaska Native | Non-Hispanic White | Non-Hispanic American Indian/Alaska Native/ Non-Hispanic White Ratio | |
| Male | 50.6 | 24.3 | 2.1 |
| Female | 37.3 | 14.3 | 2.6 |
| Total | 43.7 | 18.9 | 2.3 |
Source: CDC 2021. National Vital Statistics Report, Vol. 69, No. 13. Table 10.
https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr69/nvsr69-13-508.pdf [PDF | 2.05MB]
Risk Factors
There are several risk factors related to diabetes. Some of these risk factors are:
Obesity and Overweight - See Obesity and American Indians/Alaska Natives
Hypertension - See Heart Disease and American Indians/Alaska Natives
High Cholesterol - See Heart Disease and American Indians/Alaska Natives
Cigarette Smoking - See Heart Disease and American Indians/Alaska Natives
Related Conditions
| Age-adjusted incidence rate per million of end stage renal disease (ESRD) due to diabetes, 2017 | ||
| American Indian/Alaska Native | Non-Hispanic White | American Indian/Alaska Native / Non-Hispanic White Ratio |
| 274.9 | 131.0 | 2.1 |
Source: National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. Data Query: Table 6_4_3_6_1.2a and 2b. [Accessed 2/22/2021]
http://nhqrnet.ahrq.gov/inhqrdr/data/query
Treatment
| Age-adjusted percentage of persons 18 years of age and over with diabetes who had a foot examination, 2017 | ||
| American Indian/Alaska Native | Non-Hispanic White | American Indian/Alaska Native / Non-Hispanic White Ratio |
| 72.8 | 70.0 | 1.0 |
Source: CDC, 2021. Healthy People 2020 Database. Table D-9.
http://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/Data/default.aspx
| Age-adjusted percentage of persons 18 years of age and over with diabetes who had a retinal eye examination, 2017 | ||
| American Indian/Alaska Native | Non-Hispanic White | American Indian/Alaska Native / Non-Hispanic White Ratio |
| 63.9 | 61.4 | 1.0 |
Source: CDC, 2021. Healthy People 2020 Database. Table D-10.
http://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/Data/default.aspx
Last Edited: 03/01/2021