$106.3 Billion total national cost of diabetes1
31% of New Jersey children are classified as overweight, a risk factor for developing type 2 diabetes2
10.7% of New Jersey residents avoid care due to cost3
8th leading cause of death in New Jersey is diabetes4
34% of adults in New Jersey are projected to develop diabetes5
10.2% of New Jersey adults aged 18+ are diagnosed with diabetes6
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Sources
- 1https://diabetes.org/newsroom/press-releases/new-american-diabetes-association-report-finds-annual-costs-diabetes-be
- 2https://www.childhealthdata.org/docs/nsch-docs/new-jersey-pdf.pdf
- 3https://www.beckersphysicianleadership.com/physician-workforce/where-patients-are-avoiding-care-due-to-cost
- 4https://www-doh.nj.gov/doh-shad/indicator/summary/DiabetesDeath.html
- 5https://diabetes.org/sites/default/files/2023-09/ADV_2023_State_Fact_sheets_all_rev_New_Jersey.pdf
- 6https://diabetes.org/newsroom/press-releases/american-diabetes-association-announces-state-diabetes-east-brunswick-new