Table 3—

Projections (in thousands) of the number of males and females with diagnosed diabetes by age-group for selected years, using increasing predicted prevalence rates combined with the middle Bureau of Census U.S. population projections (most likely scenario)*

YearAge-group (years)
Total% 2000
0–44
45–64
65–74
75 and older
MaleFemaleMaleFemaleMaleFemaleMaleFemale
2000839 (0.93)898 (1.01)2,303 (7.77)2,362 (7.49)1,115 (13.58)1,463 (14.66)790 (12.61)1,212 (11.67)10,982 (3.99)100
2005891 (0.98)965 (1.08)2,769 (7.97)2,826 (7.67)1,242 (14.76)1,519 (15.13)929 (13.46)1,335 (12.12)12,476 (4.34)114
2010946 (1.04)1,034 (1.16)3,165 (8.18)3,213 (7.85)1,543 (15.90)1,777 (15.52)1,041 (14.34)1,425 (12.61)14,144 (4.72)129
20251,196 (1.21)1,335 (1.37)3,371 (8.86)3,402 (8.43)3,251 (19.63)3,228 (16.95)1,886 (16.98)2,244 (14.09)19,913 (5.89)181
20501,734 (1.48)1,990 (1.73)4,293 (9.88)4,226 (9.26)4,446 (26.22)3,692 (19.37)4,243 (21.95)4,491 (16.85)29,115 (7.21)265
%2000207222186179399252537371
• *

* Numbers in parentheses are the number of people with diagnosed diabetes in the cell expressed as a percentage of the projected population in the cell, i.e., prevalence of diagnosed diabetes in the cell.

• The last row is the 2050 projected numbers as a percentage of the 2000 projected numbers.