Statistics about Gestational diabetes

Prevalence and incidence statistics for Gestational diabetes:

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Incidence (annual) of Gestational diabetes: 135,000 pregnant women get the condition every year; 3-5% of pregnant women.

Incidence Rate: approx 1 in 2,014 or 0.05% or 135,000 people in USA [about data]

Incidence extrapolations for USA for Gestational diabetes: 134,999 per year, 11,249 per month, 2,596 per week, 369 per day, 15 per hour, 0 per minute, 0 per second. Note: this extrapolation calculation uses the incidence statistic: 135,000 pregnant women get the condition every year; 3-5% of pregnant women.

Incidence statistics about Gestational diabetes:

The following statistics relate to the incidence of Gestational diabetes:

• Gestational diabetes accounted for 9% of new cases of diabetes in Australia 1999-2002 (The National Diabetes Register, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
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Society statistics for Gestational diabetes

Hospitalization statistics for Gestational diabetes:

The following are statistics from various sources about hospitalizations and Gestational diabetes:

• 0.052% (6,664) of hospital consultant episodes were for diabetes mellitus in pregnancy in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 99% of hospital consultant episodes for diabetes mellitus in pregnancy required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 100% of hospital consultant episodes for diabetes mellitus in pregnancy were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 2% of hospital consultant episodes for diabetes mellitus in pregnancy required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 2.6 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for diabetes mellitus in pregnancy in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 2 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for diabetes mellitus in pregnancy in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 31 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for diabetes mellitus in pregnancy in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 100% of hospital consultant episodes for diabetes mellitus in pregnancy occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 0% of hospital consultant episodes for diabetes mellitus in pregnancy occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 9% of hospital consultant episodes for diabetes mellitus in pregnancy were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 0.029% (15,295) of hospital bed days were for diabetes mellitus in pregnancy in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)

About statistics:

This page presents a variety of statistics about Gestational diabetes. The term 'prevalence' of Gestational diabetes usually refers to the estimated population of people who are managing Gestational diabetes at any given time. The term 'incidence' of Gestational diabetes refers to the annual diagnosis rate, or the number of new cases of Gestational diabetes diagnosed each year. Hence, these two statistics types can differ: a short-lived disease like flu can have high annual incidence but low prevalence, but a life-long disease like diabetes has a low annual incidence but high prevalence. For more information see about prevalence and incidence statistics.