Figure 1-5. Incidence rates of diagnosed diabetes among individuals aged one year and older, by age group and sex, Canada, 2008/09

Figure 1-5 shows that the incidence rates of diabetes rose steeply after age 40 among both sexes, peaking in the 70 to 74 and 75 to 79 year age groups. Almost half of incident cases of diabetes in 2008/09 were aged between 45 to 64 years old.

Source: Public Health Agency of Canada (July 2011); using 2008/09 data from the Canadian Chronic Disease Surveillance System (Public Health Agency of Canada).

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