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The death rate due to diabetes mellitus in Canada has fallen since 2000 from **** per 100,000 population to **** deaths per 100,000 population in 2024. Diabetes is the eight leading cause of death in Canada. In the United States, it was responsible for **** deaths per 100,000 population in 2024. 

About diabetes

Diabetes mellitus is due to an insufficient production of insulin within the pancreas or a lack of response from the body to the insulin that is produced. The most common type of diabetes mellitus is type II diabetes, which accounts for over ** percent of diabetes cases in the United States. Type II diabetes occurs when cells in the body are unresponsive to insulin and may lead to a decrease in insulin production as well.

Prevention and costs

One of the greatest problems with type II diabetes is that it can lead to many different complications such as some types of cancer, cardiovascular disease, and even amputations. This type of diabetes is largely associated with overweight and obese populations and those who are physically inactive. It is also considered a preventable disease by maintaining healthy diets and balanced lifestyles. Health care expenditures to treat diabetes in the United States amounted to around billion U.S. dollars as of 2024, while China, a country with a lower diabetes incidence but a much larger population, spent about *** billion U.S. dollars.