Share of adults with diabetes in Brazil by gender 2018

When asked if they have been diagnosed with diabetes, approximately 8.1 percent of female Brazilian respondents claimed to have that metabolic disorder in 2018, down from 9.9 percent of the women surveyed in 2016. This figure was higher than the share of male Brazilian respondents who claimed to have been diagnosed with diabetes mellitus, which reached around 7.1 percent in 2018.

Share of adults diagnosed with diabetes in Brazil from 2008 to 2018, by gender

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Release date

July 2019

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Region

Brazil, Central and South America

Survey time period

2008 to 2018

Number of respondents

52,395 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Telephone interview

Supplementary notes

* Data prior to 2017 were retrieved from an earlier edition of the publication.
Respondents were asked if they have been diagnosed with diabetes.
The phrasing chosen for this statistic may differ slightly from the original.
The survey was carried out in the capital city of each of the 26 Brazilian states, plus the Federal District of Brasília.
More information about this study's methodology can be found in pages 16 to 25.

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