diabetes

Why this is important: Diabetes is a disease that can have serious complications, such as blindness, kidney damage, and lower-limb amputation. In Spokane County, diabetes was the seventh leading cause of death in 2014. Appropriate diagnosis, care, and management of the disease can lower the risk of complications.

Definition: Percent of adults who have been diagnosed with diabetes.

Data Source: Washington State Department of Health, Center for Health Statistics, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, supported in part by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Cooperative Agreement U58/SO000047-2 through 4 (2012-2014), NU58/DP006066-1 through 5 (2015-2019), NU58/DP006865-1 through 3 (2020-2022). Calculations and presentation of data by Spokane Regional Health District, Data Center.

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Differences by age, education, and income

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