2.60 Children Per 1,000 Ages 10 To 17 Have Type 2 Diabetes, More Than Triple The Rate In 2017

About 2.60 per 1,000 children ages 10 to 17 had diagnosed type 2 diabetes between 2022 and 2024, according to a recent study. Across all children ages 0 to 17, the prevalence was 1.40 per 1,000. Among children younger than age 10, the prevalence was less than one per 1,000, while the highest prevalence was among youth ages 14 to 17, at 4.30 per 1,000.

These estimates are higher than those reported in earlier national surveillance studies. Previous studies estimated the prevalence of type 2 diabetes among youth ages 10 to 19 at . . .