Deaths caused by Alzheimer's disease
While the death rate in the U.S. for HIV, heart disease, and stroke have all decreased in the last 19 years, the death rate from Alzheimer’s disease has increased by 145 percent. Alzheimer's disease is now the seventh leading cause of death in the United States. Alzheimer’s death rates increase greatly with age, with the death rate among those aged 75 to 84 at around 210 per 100,000 population, compared to a rate of 24.9 per 100,000 population among those aged 65 to 74 years. The states with the highest rates of death due to Alzheimer's disease include South Dakota, Mississippi, and Alabama.The cost of Alzheimer's disease
Alzheimer’s disease does not only cause a tremendous amount of pain and death, but the financial impact of the disease is also substantial. In 2022, it was estimated that the cost of care for individuals with Alzheimer’s disease to Medicare and Medicaid was 206 billion U.S. dollars, with this figure predicted to increase to some 618 billion by 2050. Out-of-pocket costs for older people with Alzheimer’s or other dementias are also significant, totaling 81 billion dollars in the year 2022. The presence of Alzheimer’s or other dementias increases the annual mean payment per Medicare beneficiary among those aged 65 years and older in a number of care settings including inpatient hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, nursing homes, and home health care.
