Overview of the Diabetes Burden in Peel Region

• In 2020, there were 175,000 people living with diabetes in Peel Region, compared to 161,000 people in 2015.
• Factoring in age, the rate of type 2 diabetes in adults over 20 in Peel was higher than the provincial and national average.
• Rates of diabetes prevalence differ substantially across the Region and are especially high (upwards of 26.5 per 100) in adults aged 45-64 living in Brampton.
• Among adults aged 65 and above, diabetes prevalence rates remained elevated in all areas of Peel with the highest rates being reported in Brampton.

SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE OF PEEL AND TYPE 2 DIABETES

• The number of low-income households in the region is higher central and the north-east of Mississauga and across the southeast region of Brampton, encompassing central and south-west Brampton. Also, north-east Mississauga and regions across south-east and south-west Brampton specifically have a higher prevalence of diabetes than their surrounding areas.
• Peel region is home to a greater proportion of newcomers relative to the rest of the country and has among the largest concentrations of ethnic minorities (62.3% of Peel's population) in Canada.
• Most of the equity deserving population in the area identify as South Asian (50.8%) or Black (15.3%).
• In 2021 there was a higher concentration of recent immigrants living in certain neighbourhoods of the Region, including the city centres of Mississauga and Brampton, as well as the northwest regions of Brampton, and in these same areas, diabetes prevalence rates are also very elevated.