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United States Diabetes Prevalence by County 2008

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General Info
Provider 
Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME)
Geography 
United States (USA)
Coverage type 
Country
Time period covered 
01/2008 - 12/2008
Data type
Estimate
Summary 

IHME research, published in Population Health Metrics in September 2010, introduces a new approach for generating estimates of health trends using small area measurement methods. The study, A novel framework for validating and applying standardized small area measurement strategies, provides estimates for diabetes prevalence by sex, difference between county and state prevalence, and a county ranking. Results show large variation in county-level diabetes prevalence rates.

Keywords 
Diabetes
Related publications and visualizations 
A novel framework for validating and applying standardized small area measurement strategies
Citation
Contributors 
Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME)
Funders 
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF)
State of Washington
Publisher 
Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME)
Publication year 
2010
Suggested citation 
Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). United States Diabetes Prevalence by County 2008. Seattle, United States: Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME), 2010.
GHDx Entry last modified on: Mar 31, 2019