Dementia and Alzheimer's disease in the United States

Statistics report on dementia and Alzheimer's disease in the United States

Dementia and Alzheimer's disease in the United States

This report presents some of the most interesting facts and figures about dementia and Alzheimer's disease in the United States. It is primarily based on two sources: Alzheimer's Disease International (ADI) and the Alzheimer's Association. The report includes key figures on patient numbers, mortality, costs, and caregiving.

Table of contents

Overview

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  • Basic Statistic Most important health issues facing the U.S. according to U.S. adults 2023
  • 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 2024
  • Basic Statistic Total number of Alzheimer's disease elderly patients in the U.S. by state 2020
  • 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

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

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

Costs

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  • Basic Statistic Medicare and Medicaid costs from individuals with Alzheimer's in the U.S. 2023-2050
  • Basic Statistic Cost of care with and without Alzheimer's U.S. 2023, 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 2011-2023 by payer
  • Basic Statistic Mean payment per elderly Medicare beneficiary with and without Alzheimer's U.S. 2023
  • Basic Statistic Cost per elderly Medicare beneficiary with and without Alzheimer's by condition 2023

Care/caregiving

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  • Basic Statistic Ages of Alzheimer/dementia caregivers in the U.S. in 2023
  • Basic Statistic Leading U.S. states by number of Alzheimer/dementia caregivers 2023
  • Basic Statistic Alzheimer and other dementia caregivers' unpaid care in the U.S. 2011-2023
  • Basic Statistic Leading U.S. states by unpaid care given by Alzheimer/dementia caregivers 2023
  • Basic Statistic Leading U.S. states by value of unpaid care given by dementia caregivers 2023

Deaths

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  • Basic Statistic Rates of the leading causes of death in the U.S. 2022
  • Basic Statistic Percentage changes in selected causes of death in the U.S. 2000-2021
  • Basic Statistic Death rate due to Alzheimer's Disease in the U.S. 2000-2021
  • Basic Statistic U.S. Alzheimer death rates among older people 2000-2021
  • Basic Statistic Number of deaths due to Alzheimer's in the U.S. in 2021, by state
  • Basic Statistic Alzheimer's death rates in the U.S. in 2021, by state

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