Diabetes in Australia Statistics

Australia recorded 4,535 deaths from diabetes between January and November 2021. While statistics are still being gathered for 2021, this figure is comparable to the 4,515 deaths at the same point in 2020 but 10.4% higher than the 2015-19 average. In 2018, there were 16,700 deaths in Australia with diabetes noted as an underlying or associated cause. Putting it in perspective, this amounts to 10.5% of all deaths in Australia. Death certificates will often show the cause of death, not as diabetes itself, but as one of its complications. In cases where diabetes was associated, the most commonly listed underlying causes of death were cancer, coronary heart disease, and stroke. The types diabetes listed as underlying and/or associated cause of death in 2018 were as follows:

5% (800 deaths) due to type 1 diabetes
56% (9,500 deaths) due to type 2 diabetes
39% (6,400 deaths) due to other or unspecified diabetes

Every case of diabetes is serious and while there may be no known cure, steps can be taken to manage the disease and stay healthy. In 2015, 4.7% of the total burden of disease in Australia was attributed to high blood plasma glucose levels (which includes diabetes and pre-diabetes). Diabetes cost an estimated 2.3% ($2.7 billion) of total disease expenditure in the Australian health system in 2015–16. Type 2 diabetes was the 12th largest contributor, accounting for 2.2% of Australia’s disease burden. Type 1 diabetes contributed 0.3% in the Australian Burden of Disease Study 2015.

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