Type 1 Diabetes in Children

The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare has published a new report on the prevalence of type 1 diabetes among children aged 0-14 in Australia 2013. 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.

Prevalence of type 1 diabetes among children aged 0-14 in Australia 2013 AIHW catalogue number CVD 70.

View and download the full report for free online.