Incidence of insulin-treated diabetes in Australia 2014 from the AIHW, presents the latest available national data on new cases of insulin-treated diabetes. In 2014, nearly 30,000 Australians began using insulin to treat their diabetes. 67% of them had type 2 diabetes, 23% had gestational diabetes and 9% had type 1 diabetes. 63% of people diagnosed with type 1 diabetes were aged under 25, whereas 93% of new cases of insulin-treated type 2 diabetes occurred in those aged over 40.
Also see the AIHW's webpage, How many Australians have diabetes? which prevents the latest diabetes statistics in graphs and an easily downloadable form.
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