
Alzheimer's and other dementias - Statistics & Facts
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- Estimated number of older people in the U.S. with Alzheimer's (in millions)
- 6.1m

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Projected numbers of older people with Alzheimer's in the U.S. 2020-2060
- Estimated lifetime risk of a man aged 65 years developing Alzheimer's during his life
- 19.5%

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Alzheimer's in the U.S: lifetime risks, by age and gender
- Share of people with Alzheimer's in the U.S. who are 65 to 74 years old
- 27%

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Share of people with Alzheimer's disease in the U.S. by age group 2023
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Overview
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- Basic Statistic Diseases U.S. adults were concerned about developing as of 2020
- Basic Statistic Alzheimer's in the U.S: lifetime risks, by age and gender
- Premium Statistic Projected numbers of older people with Alzheimer's in the U.S. 2020-2060
- Basic Statistic Share of people with Alzheimer's disease in the U.S. by age group 2023
- Basic Statistic Total number of Alzheimer's disease elderly patients U.S. by state 2020 and 2025
- Basic Statistic Percent change in Alzheimer's disease elderly patients U.S. by state 2020-2025
- Basic Statistic Loss of independence fears due to dementia for adults and health providers U.S. 2021
- Premium Statistic Worries about dementia for adults over 40 years and healthcare providers U.S. 2021
- Basic Statistic Total Alzheimer's disease funding by National Institutes for Health 2013-2024
Overview
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Diseases U.S. adults were concerned about developing as of 2020
Diseases U.S. adults were concerned about developing as of 2020
Percentage of U.S. adults who stated they were concerned they may develop the following diseases in their lifetime as of 2020
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Alzheimer's in the U.S: lifetime risks, by age and gender
Alzheimer's in the U.S: lifetime risks, by age and gender
Estimated lifetime risks for Alzheimer’s in the U.S. as of 2015, by age and gender
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Projected numbers of older people with Alzheimer's in the U.S. 2020-2060
Projected numbers of older people with Alzheimer's in the U.S. 2020-2060
Projected numbers of older people with Alzheimer’s in the U.S. from 2020 to 2060 (in millions)*
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Share of people with Alzheimer's disease in the U.S. by age group 2023
Share of people with Alzheimer's disease in the U.S. by age group 2023
Distribution of Alzheimer's disease among adults in the United States as of 2023, by age group
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Total number of Alzheimer's disease elderly patients U.S. by state 2020 and 2025
Total number of Alzheimer's disease elderly patients U.S. by state 2020 and 2025
Projected number of people aged 65 and over with Alzheimer's disease in the U.S. in 2020 and 2025, by state (in thousands)
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Percent change in Alzheimer's disease elderly patients U.S. by state 2020-2025
Percent change in Alzheimer's disease elderly patients U.S. by state 2020-2025
Projected change of U.S. adults aged 65 and over with Alzheimer's disease between 2020 and 2025, by state
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Loss of independence fears due to dementia for adults and health providers U.S. 2021
Loss of independence fears due to dementia for adults and health providers U.S. 2021
Fears about loss of independence due to dementia among adults age 40 and older and healthcare providers in the U.S. in 2021
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Worries about dementia for adults over 40 years and healthcare providers U.S. 2021
Worries about dementia for adults over 40 years and healthcare providers U.S. 2021
Feelings and concerns about dementia among adults age 40 and older and healthcare providers in the U.S. in 2021
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Total Alzheimer's disease funding by National Institutes for Health 2013-2024
Total Alzheimer's disease funding by National Institutes for Health 2013-2024
Total Alzheimer's disease funding by the National Institutes for Health (NIH) from FY 2013 to FY 2024 (in million U.S. dollars)
Diagnosis
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- Premium Statistic Views on annual dementia checkups among adults age 40 and older U.S. 2021
- Basic Statistic Stage at which U.S. adults would want to know if they have Alzheimer’s disease 2021
- Premium Statistic Benefits of early Alzheimer's diagnosis according to those 40 and older U.S. 2021
- Basic Statistic Reasons for seeking an early-stage Alzheimer’s diagnosis among U.S. adults, 2021
- Basic Statistic Reasons for not seeking an early-stage Alzheimer’s diagnosis among U.S. adults, 2021
- Basic Statistic Challenges reported by primary care physicians in diagnosing MCI in the U.S. 2021
- Basic Statistic Adults over 40 years who would not want to know if they had dementia U.S. 2021
- Basic Statistic U.S. adults over 40 years who would not want family to know of their dementia 2021
Diagnosis
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Views on annual dementia checkups among adults age 40 and older U.S. 2021
Views on annual dementia checkups among adults age 40 and older U.S. 2021
Percentage of adults age 40 and older who would want a yearly doctor's examination for dementia in the U.S. in 2021
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Stage at which U.S. adults would want to know if they have Alzheimer’s disease 2021
Stage at which U.S. adults would want to know if they have Alzheimer’s disease 2021
Stage at which adults in the United States would want to know if they have Alzheimer’s disease as of 2021
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Benefits of early Alzheimer's diagnosis according to those 40 and older U.S. 2021
Benefits of early Alzheimer's diagnosis according to those 40 and older U.S. 2021
Percentage of adults age 40 and older who agreed about the following benefits of an early Alzheimer's diagnosis in the U.S. in 2021
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Reasons for seeking an early-stage Alzheimer’s diagnosis among U.S. adults, 2021
Reasons for seeking an early-stage Alzheimer’s diagnosis among U.S. adults, 2021
Reasons for seeking an early-stage Alzheimer’s diagnosis among adults in the United States as of 2021
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Reasons for not seeking an early-stage Alzheimer’s diagnosis among U.S. adults, 2021
Reasons for not seeking an early-stage Alzheimer’s diagnosis among U.S. adults, 2021
Reasons for not seeking an early-stage Alzheimer’s diagnosis among adults in the United States as of 2021
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Challenges reported by primary care physicians in diagnosing MCI in the U.S. 2021
Challenges reported by primary care physicians in diagnosing MCI in the U.S. 2021
Challenges reported by primary care physicians in diagnosing mild cognitive impairment (MCI) in the United States as of 2021
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Adults over 40 years who would not want to know if they had dementia U.S. 2021
Adults over 40 years who would not want to know if they had dementia U.S. 2021
Percentage of adults age 40 and older who would not want to know if they had dementia in the U.S. in 2021
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U.S. adults over 40 years who would not want family to know of their dementia 2021
U.S. adults over 40 years who would not want family to know of their dementia 2021
Percentage of adults age 40 and older who would not want their family to know if they had dementia in the U.S. in 2021
Risk factors
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- Basic Statistic Share of older U.S. adults with modifiable risk factors for Alzheimer's as of 2019
- Premium Statistic Share of older U.S. adults with modifiable risk factors for Alzheimer's, 2019, by sex
- Premium Statistic Share of older U.S. adults with modifiable risk factors for Alzheimer's, 2019, by age
- Premium Statistic Older U.S. adults with modifiable risk factors for Alzheimer's, 2019, by LGBT status
Risk factors
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Share of older U.S. adults with modifiable risk factors for Alzheimer's as of 2019
Share of older U.S. adults with modifiable risk factors for Alzheimer's as of 2019
Percentage of U.S. adults aged 45 years and above with selected modifiable risk factors for Alzheimer's disease and related dementias, as of 2019*
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Share of older U.S. adults with modifiable risk factors for Alzheimer's, 2019, by sex
Share of older U.S. adults with modifiable risk factors for Alzheimer's, 2019, by sex
Percentage of U.S. adults aged 45 years and above with selected modifiable risk factors for Alzheimer's disease and related dementias, as of 2019, by gender*
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Share of older U.S. adults with modifiable risk factors for Alzheimer's, 2019, by age
Share of older U.S. adults with modifiable risk factors for Alzheimer's, 2019, by age
Percentage of U.S. adults aged 45 years and above with selected modifiable risk factors for Alzheimer's disease and related dementias, as of 2019, by age group*
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Older U.S. adults with modifiable risk factors for Alzheimer's, 2019, by LGBT status
Older U.S. adults with modifiable risk factors for Alzheimer's, 2019, by LGBT status
Percentage of U.S. adults aged 45 years and above with selected modifiable risk factors for Alzheimer's disease and related dementias, as of 2019, by LGBT status*
Costs
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- Basic Statistic Medicare and Medicaid costs from individuals with Alzheimer's in the U.S. 2023-2050
- Basic Statistic Payments for health services with and without Alzheimer's U.S. 2021 by payment source
- Basic Statistic Older people with Alzheimer or dementia: U.S. aggregate care costs 2011-2023
- Basic Statistic Distribution of U.S. care costs for older people with Alzheimer 2011-2022 by payer
- Basic Statistic Mean payment per elderly Medicare beneficiary with and without Alzheimer's U.S. 2022
- Basic Statistic Cost per elderly Medicare beneficiary with and without Alzheimer's by condition 2022
Costs
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Medicare and Medicaid costs from individuals with Alzheimer's in the U.S. 2023-2050
Medicare and Medicaid costs from individuals with Alzheimer's in the U.S. 2023-2050
Costs of care for individuals in the U.S. with Alzheimer's disease to Medicare and Medicaid from 2023 to 2050 (in billion U.S. dollars)
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Payments for health services with and without Alzheimer's U.S. 2021 by payment source
Payments for health services with and without Alzheimer's U.S. 2021 by payment source
Average annual per-person payments for health and long term care services with and without Alzheimer's or other dementias in the U.S. as of 2021, by payment source
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Older people with Alzheimer or dementia: U.S. aggregate care costs 2011-2023
Older people with Alzheimer or dementia: U.S. aggregate care costs 2011-2023
U.S. aggregate care costs for older people with Alzheimer‘s or other dementias from 2011 to 2023, by payer (in billion U.S. dollars)*
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Distribution of U.S. care costs for older people with Alzheimer 2011-2022 by payer
Distribution of U.S. care costs for older people with Alzheimer 2011-2022 by payer
Percentage of U.S. aggregate care costs for older people with Alzheimer‘s or other dementias from 2011 to 2022, by payer*
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Mean payment per elderly Medicare beneficiary with and without Alzheimer's U.S. 2022
Mean payment per elderly Medicare beneficiary with and without Alzheimer's U.S. 2022
Annual mean payment per Medicare beneficiary aged 65 and older with and without Alzheimer's or dementia as of 2022 (in U.S. dollars)
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Cost per elderly Medicare beneficiary with and without Alzheimer's by condition 2022
Cost per elderly Medicare beneficiary with and without Alzheimer's by condition 2022
Annual mean payment per Medicare beneficiary aged 65 and older with and without Alzheimer's or dementia as of 2022, by coexisting condition (in U.S. dollars)
Care/caregiving
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- Basic Statistic Ages of Alzheimer/dementia caregivers in the U.S. in 2022
- Basic Statistic Leading U.S. states by number of Alzheimer/dementia caregivers 2021
- Basic Statistic Alzheimer and other dementia caregivers' unpaid care in the U.S. 2011-2021
- Basic Statistic Leading U.S. states by unpaid care given by Alzheimer/dementia caregivers 2021
- Basic Statistic Leading U.S. states by value of unpaid care given by dementia caregivers 2021
Care/caregiving
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Ages of Alzheimer/dementia caregivers in the U.S. in 2022
Ages of Alzheimer/dementia caregivers in the U.S. in 2022
Age distribution of Alzheimer and other dementia caregivers in the U.S. in 2022
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Leading U.S. states by number of Alzheimer/dementia caregivers 2021
Leading U.S. states by number of Alzheimer/dementia caregivers 2021
Leading U.S. states by number of Alzheimer and dementia caregivers as of 2021 (in thousands)
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Alzheimer and other dementia caregivers' unpaid care in the U.S. 2011-2021
Alzheimer and other dementia caregivers' unpaid care in the U.S. 2011-2021
Key figures on Alzheimer and other dementia caregivers' unpaid care in the U.S. from 2011 to 2021 (in millions)*
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Leading U.S. states by unpaid care given by Alzheimer/dementia caregivers 2021
Leading U.S. states by unpaid care given by Alzheimer/dementia caregivers 2021
Leading U.S. states by hours of unpaid care given by Alzheimer and dementia caregivers in 2021 (in millions of hours)
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Leading U.S. states by value of unpaid care given by dementia caregivers 2021
Leading U.S. states by value of unpaid care given by dementia caregivers 2021
Leading U.S. states by value of unpaid care given by Alzheimer/dementia caregivers in 2021 (in million U.S. dollars)
Deaths
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- Basic Statistic Rates of the leading causes of death in the U.S. 2021
- Basic Statistic Percentage changes in selected causes of death in the U.S. 2000-2019
- Basic Statistic Death rate due to Alzheimer's Disease in the U.S. 2000-2019
- Basic Statistic U.S. Alzheimer death rates among older people 2000-2019
- Basic Statistic Leading U.S. states by number of deaths due to Alzheimer's 2019
- Basic Statistic Alzheimer's death rate in the U.S. - leading states 2019
Deaths
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Rates of the leading causes of death in the U.S. 2021
Rates of the leading causes of death in the U.S. 2021
Rates of the 10 leading causes of death in the United States in 2021 (per 100,000 population)*
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Percentage changes in selected causes of death in the U.S. 2000-2019
Percentage changes in selected causes of death in the U.S. 2000-2019
Percentage changes in selected causes of death in the U.S. between 2000 and 2019, by disease
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Death rate due to Alzheimer's Disease in the U.S. 2000-2019
Death rate due to Alzheimer's Disease in the U.S. 2000-2019
Alzheimer's disease mortality rate in the United States from 2000 to 2019 (per 100,000 population)
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U.S. Alzheimer death rates among older people 2000-2019
U.S. Alzheimer death rates among older people 2000-2019
U.S. Alzheimer death rates among older people from 2000 to 2019, by age group
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Leading U.S. states by number of deaths due to Alzheimer's 2019
Leading U.S. states by number of deaths due to Alzheimer's 2019
Leading U.S. states by number of deaths due to Alzheimer's in 2019
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Alzheimer's death rate in the U.S. - leading states 2019
Alzheimer's death rate in the U.S. - leading states 2019
Leading U.S. states by Alzheimer's death rate in 2019 (per 100,000 population)
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