Canadians reporting diabetes diagnosis percent 2003-2021

In 2021, around 7.3 percent of Canadians reported that they had been diagnosed by a health professional as having diabetes. This statistic displays the estimated percentage of Canadians aged 12 years and over who reported being diagnosed with diabetes from 2003 to 2021.

Percentage of Canadians who reported being diagnosed with diabetes from 2003 to 2021

Characteristic	Percentage of persons aged 12 years and older
2021	7.3%
2020	7.1%
2019	7.8%
2018	7.1%
2017	7.3%
2016	7%
2015	6.9%
2014	6.7%
2013	6.6%
2012	6.5%
2011	6.1%
2010	6.4%
2009	6%
2008	5.9%
2007	5.8%
2005	4.9%
2003	4.6%

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Release date

August 2022

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Region

Canada

Survey time period

2003 to 2021

Number of respondents

65,000 respondents

Age group

12 years and older

Supplementary notes

All figures are annual estimates.
Since 2007, data for the Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS) are collected yearly instead of every two years. While a sample of approximately 130,000 respondents were interviewed during the reference periods of 2003 and 2005, it has been changed to 65,000 respondents each year starting in 2007.
Diabetes includes population aged 12 and over who reported that they have been diagnosed by a health professional as having Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes. Diabetes includes females 15 and over who reported that they have been diagnosed with gestational diabetes.
Figures from 2003 to 2014 were taken from an archived page from the same source and can be accessed here.
As a result of the 2015 redesign, Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS) has a new collection strategy, a new sample design, and has undergone major content revisions. With all these factors taken together, caution should be taken when comparing data from previous cycles to data released for the 2015 cycle onwards.

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