By the numbers: Diabetes in Oklahoma
A by-the-numbers look at diabetes in Oklahoma.
Published: November 16, 2012
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BY THE NUMBERS
Diabetes in Oklahoma
3 percent
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The percentage of adult Oklahomans who were diabetic in 2005.
10 percent
The percentage of adult Oklahomans who were diabetic in 2010.
296,000
The estimated number of Oklahoma adults who currently have diabetes.
About $3 billion
The estimated medical cost of diabetes in
Oklahoma.
About 15 percent
The percentage of American Indian adults in
Oklahoma with diabetes.
About 15 percent
The percentage of adult black Oklahomans who have been diagnosed with diabetes.
Sources: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report; Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation health data;
Oklahoma Health Department
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