Diabetes in Scotland

Quality prescribing strategy for type 2 diabetes mellitus: a guide for improvement
Scottish Government Effective Prescribing & Therapeutics Division
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The prevalence of age-standardised diabetes in 2020 was higher among those living in the most deprived quintile (10%) compared with those living in the least deprived quintile (4%).

This pattern was evident for both women and men and has been consistent across previous Scottish Health survey years4 (see the prevalence figure below).

Prevalence of diabetes in Scotland (age and deprivation comparison)