Type 1 diabetes in Alaska
T1D Index estimates for 2025 ยท United States
An estimated 3,048 people are living with type 1 diabetes in Alaska in 2025. Each year about 110 people are newly diagnosed and 28 people with T1D die. A further 735 people would be alive today had they not died early from type 1 diabetes.
People living with T1D
3,048
New diagnoses in 2025
110
Deaths in 2025
28
Missing people
735
Expected age at death, 10-year-old with T1D
64.4years
How many people have type 1 diabetes in Alaska?
3,048 people in Alaska are living with type 1 diabetes in 2025, or 382.6 per 100,000 people. That is lower than the United States average of 435.7 per 100,000 and higher than the global average of 115.5. Alaska has the 49th-largest number of people living with T1D of the 50 states and the District of Columbia.
For every 100 people living with T1D in Alaska, another 24 are missing: people who would be alive today had they not died early from T1D.
How many children and young people have type 1 diabetes in Alaska?
430 people younger than 20 were living with type 1 diabetes in Alaska in 2024 (95% CI, 413โ450), out of 2,987 people of all ages. About 20.9 in every 100,000 people younger than 20 were newly diagnosed that year, lower than the national rate of 24.0. These 2024 figures and their confidence intervals are published in JAMA Network Open.
| 2024 | Alaska | 95% CI | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| People living with T1D, all ages | 2,987 | 2,884โ3,099 | 1,476,859 |
| People living with T1D, younger than 20 | 430 | 413โ450 | 196,778 |
| New diagnoses per 100,000 people younger than 20 | 20.9 | 17.8โ24.5 | 24.0 |
| Pediatric endocrinologists per 1,000 people younger than 18 with T1D | 8.6 | 8.2โ9.0 | 10.1 |
Cite as: Wang F, Haynes A, Dabelea D, et al. Type 1 diabetes incidence and prevalence in the US. JAMA Netw Open. 2026;9(8):e2627732. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2026.27732. Download the table for every state (CSV).
Is type 1 diabetes increasing in Alaska?
The number of people living with T1D in Alaska went from 1,522 in 2000 to 3,048 in 2025, and is projected to rise to 3,896 by 2040 (+28%).
| Year | Living with T1D | New diagnoses | Deaths | Missing people |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,522 | 72 | 22 | 406 |
| 2010 | 2,150 | 91 | 23 | 551 |
| 2020 | 2,694 | 102 | 32 | 648 |
| 2025 | 3,048 | 110 | 28 | 735 |
| 2030 (projected) | 3,352 | 125 | 39 | 807 |
| 2040 (projected) | 3,896 | 126 | 43 | 975 |
What is the life expectancy with type 1 diabetes in Alaska?
A 10-year-old diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in Alaska in 2025 is expected to live to 64.4, compared with 79.2 for a 10-year-old without T1D: 14.8 years of life lost. Counting years lived with complications as well, T1D costs 23.3 years of healthy life at today's level of care. If everyone received timely diagnosis, insulin and test strips, and insulin pumps and CGMs, that loss would fall to 16.0 years.
| Level of care | Healthy years restored | Healthy years of life | Healthy years still lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current level of care | โ | 55.9 | 23.3 |
| + Timely diagnosis for everyone | โ | 55.9 | 23.3 |
| + Insulin and test strips for everyone | +1.2 | 57.1 | 22.1 |
| + Insulin pumps and CGMs for everyone | +6.1 | 63.2 | 16.0 |
How does Alaska compare?
| 2025 | Alaska | United States | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| People living with T1D per 100,000 | 382.6 | 435.7 | 115.5 |
| New diagnoses per 100,000 | 13.8 | 15.1 | 6.2 |
| Missing people per 100 living with T1D | 24.1 | 25.1 | 43.0 |
| Expected age at death, 10-year-old with T1D | 64.4 | 67.0 | 51.3 |
| Expected age at death, 10-year-old in the general population | 79.2 | 80.1 | 77.0 |
Type 1 diabetes in other US states
- Hawaii5,508 living with T1D
- Montana5,363 living with T1D
- Delaware4,737 living with T1D
- South Dakota4,167 living with T1D
- North Dakota3,832 living with T1D
- Vermont3,467 living with T1D
- District of Columbia2,894 living with T1D
- Wyoming2,786 living with T1D
More data
All figures are T1D Index version 3.0 estimates for all ages. Missing people are those who would be alive today had they not died early from type 1 diabetes. Expected age at death is for a 10-year-old. See Data & Methods for how the estimates are made and the peer-reviewed publications behind them.