How many people get diabetes in Australia?

According to the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, there were an estimated 1.8 million people with diabetes in Australia in 2015. This number is expected to increase to 3.8 million by 2035. Diabetes is the seventh leading cause of death in Australia, and the ninth leading cause of disease burden. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are three times more likely to have diabetes than non-Indigenous Australians.