Diabetes Data Summary 2005*
The Strategic Plan for Addressing Diabetes in Georgia 2005-2010 DHR- Georgia Department of
Human Resources)
http://health.state.ga.us/epi/cdiee/diabetes.asp

Diabetes Report (2003)**
Georgia Diabetes Report, State and County Statistics
http://health.state.ga.us/pdfs/chronic/diabetesreport.03.pdf

• According to the 2003 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), more than 498, 000 Georgians reported that they have been diagnosed with diabetes.*

• It is estimated that for every two people diagnosed with diabetes, a third person remains undiagnosed.*

• In 2003, diabetes was the sixth most common cause of death in Georgia.*

• In 2002, 33% of all Georgians who died from diabetes were younger than 65 years of age.*

• In 2002, diabetes was the primary cause of more than 14, 600 hospitalizations in Georgia, resulting in approximately $185 million in hospital charges. *

• Diabetes is the sixth most common cause of death in Georgia.**

• For every death where diabetes is the primary cause of death, there are at least
another two for which diabetes is a contributing cause. **

• Approximately 7% (411,000) of adults in Georgia have been diagnosed with diabetes. **

• Approximately 205,000 adults in Georgia have diabetes but don’t know it. **

• More than 15% of Georgians 60 years of age and older have diabetes. **

• Diabetes in Georgia is more common among blacks than whites. **

• In Georgia, diabetes is the primary cause for approximately 13,000 hospitalizations annually, with hospital charges of nearly $138 million. **

• In Georgia, death rates from diabetes have been rising an average of 1% per year for nearly two decades. **

• Death rates from diabetes for black women in Georgia are more than two times higher than for white women.**

• Since the mid-1980s, more Georgians are becoming obese and continue to be physically inactive – two fundamental risk factors for diabetes.**