Information on the number of children and adults with diabetes is not available in the exact form requested. The following information is available for diagnosed diabetes.
Estimates of the number of people aged 16 and over with doctor-diagnosed diabetes is available from the annual health survey for england. The most reliable estimates are for 1998 and 2003 when the survey concentrated on cardiovascular disease and these are as follows:
Number 1998 1,070,000 2003 1,550,000
The health survey for England estimated that in 2003, around 90 per cent. of those with doctor-diagnosed diabetes had type two diabetes1.
The number of patients diagnosed with diabetes identified by general practitioner practices in England in 2004-05 was 1.76 million people2. This is the first year of data from this source. Figures are not available for type one and type two diabetes separately.
The number of patients diagnosed with diabetes identified by GP practices in England in 2005-06 was 1.89 million people3. Figures are not available for type one and type two diabetes separately.
Information on all diagnoses count of finished consultant episodes for diabetes in national health service hospitals, England 1997-98 to 2004-05 is provided in the following table. It is difficult to accurately quantify hospital activity that is directly related to diabetes as all persons admitted with diabetes have it recorded in their diagnoses, irrespective of whether that was the reason for their admission. Conversely, a significant number of hospital admission may result from diabetes co-morbidity but never be recorded as diabetes related.
Sources:
1 Self-reported prevalence estimates published in 2003 health survey for England.
2 2004-05 quality and outcomes framework data published by the information centre for health and social care.
3 2005-06 quality and outcomes framework data published by the information centre for health and social care.
Adults (18+) Children (<18) Unknown Total 2004-05 815,036 13,690 395 829,121 2003-04 717,060 13,131 517 730,708 2002-03 653,383 12,966 1,003 667,352 2001-02 572,477 12,162 1,132 585,771 2000-01 530,064 11,869 1,934 543,867 Source: Hospital episode statistics, the information centre for health and social care