SEATTLE, July 30, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- QuoteWizard®, a
LendingTree company, and one of the nation's leading online
insurance marketplaces has released its report ranking which states
had the highest increase in diabetes prevalence from 2007 to
2017.
Key Findings
- More than 30 million Americans have diabetes and another 84
million have prediabetes. The increase in the number of
diabetics is taking a toll on medical costs, ultimately leading to
increases in health insurance premiums.
- Americans with Diabetes increased by 29% from 2007 to 2017
- The American Diabetes Association estimated the total direct
medical costs of diabetes at $237
billion in 2017.
- South Dakota leads the
nation with a 66% increase in diabetes over the 10 year
period, but the larger issue is each state had an increase of at
least 10%.
- Total direct medical costs for diabetes were $237 billion in 2017.
To view the full report, visit
https://quotewizard.com/news/posts/states-with-highest-rate-of-diabetes
Methodology
QuoteWizard analyst looked at CDC diabetes data to compare the
prevalence of people with diabetes in each state over a 10 year
period from 2007 to 2017, to see which states had the highest
increases in diabetes. Rankings one through 50 are ranked by states
with the highest rate of increase in diabetes to the lowest rate of
increases in diabetes. Accompanying the rate of increase and crude
prevalence figures are American Diabetes Association data on direct
medical expenses for diabetics in each state for the year
2017.
|
States with the
highest increase in diabetes
|
|
Rank
(highest)
|
State
|
Increase in
diabetes
|
% Diabetes
2017
|
% Diabetes
2007
|
Direct medical
expenses (billions)
|
|
1
|
SD
|
66%
|
11.1
|
6.7
|
$0.5
|
|
2
|
NE
|
44%
|
10.2
|
7.1
|
$1.0
|
|
3
|
KS
|
44%
|
10.5
|
7.3
|
$1.7
|
|
4
|
ND
|
43%
|
9
|
6.3
|
$0.5
|
|
5
|
HI
|
42%
|
10.9
|
7.7
|
$1.0
|
|
6
|
IA
|
41%
|
9.6
|
6.8
|
$2.0
|
|
7
|
WV
|
41%
|
15.2
|
10.8
|
$1.7
|
|
8
|
CO
|
40%
|
7.4
|
5.3
|
$2.6
|
|
9
|
WI
|
40%
|
9.1
|
6.5
|
$4.1
|
|
10
|
SC
|
40%
|
13.4
|
9.6
|
$4.3
|
|
11
|
OR
|
39%
|
9.6
|
6.9
|
$3.1
|
|
12
|
IN
|
39%
|
11.8
|
8.5
|
$5.0
|
|
13
|
CA
|
38%
|
10.5
|
7.6
|
$27.0
|
|
14
|
MN
|
37%
|
7.8
|
5.7
|
$3.5
|
|
15
|
ME
|
37%
|
10.7
|
7.8
|
$1.0
|
|
16
|
NM
|
37%
|
10.7
|
7.8
|
$1.5
|
|
17
|
AL
|
37%
|
14.1
|
10.3
|
$4.2
|
|
18
|
CT
|
34%
|
9.8
|
7.3
|
$2.7
|
|
19
|
AR
|
33%
|
12.2
|
9.2
|
$2.2
|
|
20
|
LA
|
33%
|
13.6
|
10.2
|
$4.2
|
|
21
|
VA
|
31%
|
10.5
|
8
|
$6.1
|
|
22
|
MO
|
30%
|
10.4
|
8
|
$4.9
|
|
23
|
NV
|
30%
|
10.4
|
8
|
$2.0
|
|
24
|
DE
|
30%
|
11.3
|
8.7
|
$0.7
|
|
25
|
KY
|
30%
|
12.9
|
9.9
|
$3.6
|
|
26
|
WY
|
29%
|
9
|
7
|
$0.3
|
|
27
|
WA
|
28%
|
9.1
|
7.1
|
$5.0
|
|
28
|
MA
|
28%
|
9.5
|
7.4
|
$5.5
|
|
29
|
NY
|
28%
|
10.5
|
8.2
|
$15.1
|
|
30
|
MS
|
28%
|
14.2
|
11.1
|
$2.4
|
|
31
|
AZ
|
25%
|
10.5
|
8.4
|
$5.1
|
|
32
|
IL
|
25%
|
11
|
8.8
|
$8.7
|
|
33
|
MI
|
25%
|
11
|
8.8
|
$7.0
|
|
34
|
NC
|
25%
|
11.4
|
9.1
|
$7.7
|
|
35
|
OK
|
25%
|
12.7
|
10.2
|
$2.8
|
|
36
|
RI
|
24%
|
8.9
|
7.2
|
$0.8
|
|
37
|
MD
|
24%
|
10.4
|
8.4
|
$4.9
|
|
38
|
UT
|
22%
|
7.1
|
5.8
|
$1.3
|
|
39
|
FL
|
22%
|
10.6
|
8.7
|
$19.3
|
|
40
|
PA
|
22%
|
10.6
|
8.7
|
$9.3
|
|
41
|
AK
|
21%
|
7.4
|
6.1
|
$0.4
|
|
42
|
NJ
|
21%
|
11.1
|
9.2
|
$6.7
|
|
43
|
MT
|
20%
|
7.9
|
6.6
|
$0.6
|
|
44
|
OH
|
19%
|
11.3
|
9.5
|
$9.0
|
|
45
|
VT
|
17%
|
8.2
|
7
|
$0.4
|
|
46
|
NH
|
17%
|
8.4
|
7.2
|
$0.9
|
|
47
|
TX
|
16%
|
11.9
|
10.3
|
$18.9
|
|
48
|
GA
|
13%
|
11.4
|
10.1
|
$7.8
|
|
49
|
ID
|
10%
|
8.7
|
7.9
|
$1.0
|
|
50
|
TN
|
10%
|
13.1
|
11.9
|
$5.2
|
About QuoteWizard
QuoteWizard (quotewizard.com) is an
insurance comparison marketplace for consumers looking to save on
insurance. QuoteWizard provides consumers with direct access to
thousands of qualified agents in all 50 states, as well as major
carriers, who offer personalized quotes and the opportunity to save
up to 40% on auto, home, health, and life insurance. Agents and
carriers, in turn, benefit from millions of highly qualified leads,
calls, and traffic to their site. Based in Seattle, QuoteWizard was founded in
2006.
About LendingTree
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