Report
Prevalence of type 1 diabetes among children aged 0–14 in Australia 2013
Publisher
Children
Child health
Diabetes
Australia
Description
Prevalence of type 1 diabetes among children aged 0–14 in Australia 2013 presents the first national picture of children aged 0–14 living with type 1 diabetes in Australia. The report, based on data from the National (insulin-treated) Diabetes Register, highlights that in 2013, 6,091 children aged 0–14 had type 1 diabetes in Australia. This represented 139 cases per 100,000 population, or about 1 in 720 Australians aged 0–14. About 2 in 5 children with type 1 diabetes used an insulin pump to administer insulin. The prevalence of type 1 diabetes among children differed by age, state/territory, and residential remoteness areas.
Publication Details
ISBN:
978-1-74249-821-8
Copyright:
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2015 | CC-BY 3.0
Access Rights Type:
open
Post date:
20 Oct 2015
