Diabetes im Kindes- und Jugendalter: Prävalenz und Inzidenz in Deutschland

Zusammenfassung

Diabeteserkrankungen im Kindes- und Jugendalter werden von Registern kontinuierlich erfasst. In den vergangenen 20 Jahren ist die Inzidenz des Diabetes mellitus Typ 2 (T2DM) doppelt so schnell angestiegen wie die des Diabetes mellitus Typ 1 (T1DM). Dennoch bleibt T1DM die mit Abstand vorherrschende Diabetesform bei Kindern und Jugendlichen (im Jahr 2022: 245 T1DM-Fälle pro 100 000 unter 18-Jährige und 19 T2DM-Fälle pro 100 000 11- bis 18-Jährige). Rund 3 % aller Diabeteserkrankungen im Kindes- und Jugendalter sind seltene Diabetesformen. Nach aktueller Schätzung erkranken deutschlandweit jährlich etwa 4700 unter 18-Jährige neu an T1DM und 245 11- bis 17-Jährige neu an T2DM. Während der COVID-19-Pandemie (COVID-19: „coronavirus disease 2019“) kam es zu einer wellenartigen Zu- und Abnahme der T1DM- und T2DM-Inzidenz.

Abstract

Diabetes in children and adolescents is continuously recorded in registers. In the last 20 years, the incidence of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) has risen twice as fast as that of type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM). Nevertheless, T1DM remains by far the predominant form of diabetes in children and adolescents (in 2022: 245 T1DM cases per 100 000 under 18-year-olds and 19 T2DM cases per 100 000 11- to 18-year-olds). Around 3 % of all cases of diabetes in children and adolescents are rare forms of diabetes. According to current estimates, 4700 under 18-year-olds are newly diagnosed with T1DM and 245 11- to 17-year-olds are newly diagnosed with T2DM every year in Germany. During the COVID-19 („coronavirus disease 2019“) pandemic, there was a wave-like increase and decrease in the incidence of T1DM and T2DM.

Schlüsselwörter

Epidemiologie - Diabetes mellitus Typ 1 - Diabetes mellitus Typ 2 - Kinder - Jugendliche

Keywords

Epidemiology - Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus - Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus - Children - Adolescents

Publication History

Article published online:
12 August 2025

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