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Dementia and Alzheimer's disease in the United States

Statistics report on 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 2026
  • Basic Statistic Share of U.S. adults concerned about developing Alzheimer's disease 2023
  • Basic Statistic Share of U.S. adults who knew someone who had Alzheimer's disease 2023
  • 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
  • Premium Statistic Share of people with Alzheimer's disease in the U.S. by age group 2026
  • 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 Total Alzheimer's disease funding by the National Institutes of Health 2013-2024

Screening

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  • Basic Statistic Older U.S. adults familiar with cognitive screening and blood biomarkers 2023
  • Basic Statistic Share of older U.S. adults who had a cognitive screening as of 2023, by age
  • Basic Statistic Share of older U.S. adults who had a cognitive screening as of 2023, by race
  • Basic Statistic Older U.S. adults who had a cognitive screening as of 2023, by dementia history

Costs

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  • Basic Statistic Medicare and Medicaid costs from individuals with Alzheimer's in the U.S. 2024-2050
  • Basic Statistic Cost of care with and without Alzheimer's U.S. 2024, by payment source
  • Basic Statistic Older people with Alzheimer or dementia: U.S. aggregate care costs 2011-2025
  • Basic Statistic Distribution of U.S. care costs for older people with Alzheimer 2011-2025 by payer
  • Basic Statistic Mean payment per elderly Medicare beneficiary with and without Alzheimer's U.S. 2024
  • Basic Statistic Cost per elderly Medicare beneficiary with and without Alzheimer's by condition 2024
  • Basic Statistic Share of U.S. adults who favor Medicare covering the cost of Alzheimer's drugs 2023

Care/caregiving

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  • Basic Statistic Ages of Alzheimer/dementia caregivers in the U.S. in 2023
  • Basic Statistic U.S. states with most number of Alzheimer/dementia caregivers 2024
  • Basic Statistic Alzheimer and other dementia caregivers' unpaid care in the U.S. 2011-2024
  • Basic Statistic U.S. states with highest hours of unpaid care by Alzheimer/dementia caregivers 2024
  • Basic Statistic U.S. states with highest value in unpaid care by Alzheimer/dementia caregivers 2024

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. 2000-2022
  • Basic Statistic Death rate due to Alzheimer's Disease in the U.S. 2000-2024
  • Basic Statistic U.S. Alzheimer death rates among older people 2000-2022
  • Basic Statistic Number of deaths due to Alzheimer's in the U.S. in 2023, by state
  • Basic Statistic Alzheimer's death rates in the U.S. in 2023, by state
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