Tennessee (TN) diabetes statistics, facts, and death rates:
- 8 out of every 100 adults in Tennessee has diabetes, ranking it 6th highest in the nation for the ratio of people with diabetes to the general population.
- 30.2 out of every adult 100,000 deaths in Tennessee are due to diabetes, ranking Tennessee 10th highest in the nation for diabetes-related deaths.
- In 2005, 392,000 Tennessee adults were diagnosed with diabetes and by 2007 12% of the total adult population had been diagnosed with diabetes.
Source: Tennessee State Diabetes Death Statistics.; Tennessee State Health Facts.
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