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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

Reduce the rate of death from any cause in adults with diabetes — D‑09

Status: Baseline only

  
Baseline only
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Most Recent Data:
15.2 deaths per 1,000 person years (2010-15) *

Target:
13.7 per 1,000  *

Desired Direction:
Decrease desired

Baseline:
15.2 deaths per 1,000 person years occurred among adults aged 18 years and over with diagnosed diabetes in 2010-15 *

*  Age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population.

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Reduce the rate of all-cause mortality among adults with diagnosed diabetes

Target-Setting Method
Percent improvement

Data Sources:  National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), CDC/NCHS; National Death Index (NDI), CDC/NCHS

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Summary

Adults diagnosed with diabetes are at an increased risk of early death. Complications like heart disease and kidney disease are among the leading causes of death in people with diabetes. Improving diabetes treatments can help reduce the risk of these complications and lower the death rate in people with diabetes.

Topic:  Diabetes

Workgroup: Diabetes Workgroup

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