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- 3.7 million people aged 20 years and older (or 14.7% of all African Americans) have diabetes. Of this number, one third are not aware that they have the disease.
- 1.8 times more likely to have diabetes than non-Hispanic whites.
- One in four, or 25%, of African Americans between the ages of 65 and 74 have diabetes.
- One in four African American women over 55 years of age has diabetes.
- About 65% of deaths is caused by heart disease and stroke.
- There is a 27% higher death rate for blacks compared to whites.
- African Americans experience higher rates of complications, such as kidney disease and amputations, compared to non-Hispanic whites with diabetes.
- Blindness: Almost 50% as likely to develop diabetic retinopathy as non-Hispanic whites.
- Kidney Disease: African Americans are 2.6 to 5.6 times as likely to suffer from kidney disease with more than 4,000 new cases of End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) each year.
- Amputations: African Americans are 2.7 times as likely to suffer from lower-limb amputations; these rates are 1.4 to 2.7 times higher in men than women with diabetes.
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