Type 1 diabetes in Iowa
T1D Index estimates for 2025 ยท United States
An estimated 16,085 people are living with type 1 diabetes in Iowa in 2025. Each year about 549 people are newly diagnosed and 139 people with T1D die. A further 3,732 people would be alive today had they not died early from type 1 diabetes.
People living with T1D
16,085
New diagnoses in 2025
549
Deaths in 2025
139
Missing people
3,732
Expected age at death, 10-year-old with T1D
68.3years
How many people have type 1 diabetes in Iowa?
16,085 people in Iowa are living with type 1 diabetes in 2025, or 490.8 per 100,000 people. That is higher than the United States average of 435.7 per 100,000 and higher than the global average of 115.5. Iowa has the 31st-largest number of people living with T1D of the 50 states and the District of Columbia.
For every 100 people living with T1D in Iowa, another 23 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 Iowa?
2,177 people younger than 20 were living with type 1 diabetes in Iowa in 2024 (95% CI, 2,129โ2,230), out of 15,721 people of all ages. About 26.4 in every 100,000 people younger than 20 were newly diagnosed that year, close to the national rate of 24.0. These 2024 figures and their confidence intervals are published in JAMA Network Open.
| 2024 | Iowa | 95% CI | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| People living with T1D, all ages | 15,721 | 15,232โ16,185 | 1,476,859 |
| People living with T1D, younger than 20 | 2,177 | 2,129โ2,230 | 196,778 |
| New diagnoses per 100,000 people younger than 20 | 26.4 | 24.1โ28.9 | 24.0 |
| Pediatric endocrinologists per 1,000 people younger than 18 with T1D | 8.1 | 7.9โ8.3 | 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 Iowa?
The number of people living with T1D in Iowa went from 8,655 in 2000 to 16,085 in 2025, and is projected to rise to 21,242 by 2040 (+32%).
| Year | Living with T1D | New diagnoses | Deaths | Missing people |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8,655 | 393 | 137 | 2,935 |
| 2010 | 11,386 | 457 | 123 | 3,198 |
| 2020 | 14,657 | 526 | 181 | 3,504 |
| 2025 | 16,085 | 549 | 139 | 3,732 |
| 2030 (projected) | 17,906 | 632 | 193 | 4,051 |
| 2040 (projected) | 21,242 | 639 | 224 | 4,862 |
What is the life expectancy with type 1 diabetes in Iowa?
A 10-year-old diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in Iowa in 2025 is expected to live to 68.3, compared with 80.6 for a 10-year-old without T1D: 12.2 years of life lost. Counting years lived with complications as well, T1D costs 21.7 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 14.8 years.
| Level of care | Healthy years restored | Healthy years of life | Healthy years still lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current level of care | โ | 58.9 | 21.7 |
| + Timely diagnosis for everyone | โ | 58.9 | 21.7 |
| + Insulin and test strips for everyone | +1.2 | 60.1 | 20.5 |
| + Insulin pumps and CGMs for everyone | +5.6 | 65.7 | 14.8 |
How does Iowa compare?
| 2025 | Iowa | United States | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| People living with T1D per 100,000 | 490.8 | 435.7 | 115.5 |
| New diagnoses per 100,000 | 16.8 | 15.1 | 6.2 |
| Missing people per 100 living with T1D | 23.2 | 25.1 | 43.0 |
| Expected age at death, 10-year-old with T1D | 68.3 | 67.0 | 51.3 |
| Expected age at death, 10-year-old in the general population | 80.6 | 80.1 | 77.0 |
Type 1 diabetes in other US states
- Louisiana19,017 living with T1D
- Connecticut17,608 living with T1D
- Oklahoma17,301 living with T1D
- Utah17,016 living with T1D
- Nevada14,066 living with T1D
- Kansas13,922 living with T1D
- Arkansas13,512 living with T1D
- Mississippi11,869 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.