Diabetes Health Data
The Diabetes Prevention and Control Program (DPCP) conducts diabetes surveillance and program planning which focuses on state wide diabetes intervention and prevention objectives and activities. For information on our prevention and intervention activities, please visit our website.
Diabetes Prevention and Control Website
How many people in New Mexico have diabetes? How does this compare to the United States? What are the data on diabetes complications? These are questions that people often ask. On this website you will find documents which provide data to help address these questions. For example, there are graphics on the trends of diabetes prevalence in the state, a county level prevalence sheet, and statistics about risk factors for diabetes, among others. New reports will be added periodically to this site.
Facts about Diabetes Prevention and Control
- Estimates indicate there are 120,000 people with diabetes in New Mexico
- The DPCP Program was began in 1994 with a grant from the CDC
- The State of New Mexico added funding starting in 1998
Trends
Death Rates
Diabetes Prevelance
County Diabetes Prevalence 2004
Risk Factors
Complications
Amputation - Rates of Lower Extremity Amputations - Diabetes Related 2000
Cardiovascular Disease Hospitalizations, 2001-2003
Links and Resources
Centers for Disease Control Diabetes Website
Diabetes Care During Natural Disasters, Emergencies, and Hazards
Mission Statement
Our mission is to reduce the burden of diabetes in New Mexico and improve the quality of life for all New Mexicans who are affected and/or impaired by diabetes, by preventing and controlling the complications of diabetes..
