2010: Alzheimer's Facts and Figures

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Alzheimer's Association

2010 Alzheimer’s Disease Facts and Figures provides a
statistical resource for United States data related to
Alzheimer’s disease, the most common type of dementia,
as well as other dementias. Background and context for
interpretation of the data are contained in the Overview.
This includes definitions of the types of dementia and
a summary of current knowledge about Alzheimer’s
disease. Additional sections address prevalence, mortality,
caregiving and use and costs of care and services. The
Special Report for 2010 focuses on race, ethnicity and
Alzheimer’s disease.

Specific information in this year’s
Alzheimer’s Disease Facts and Figures

• Overall number of Americans with Alzheimer’s disease nationally and for each state
• Proportion of women and men with Alzheimer’s and other dementias
• Estimates of lifetime risk for developing Alzheimer’s disease
• Number of family caregivers, hours of care provided, economic value of unpaid care
nationally and for each state and the impact of caregiving on caregivers
• Use and costs of health care, long-term care and hospice care for people with
Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias
• Number of deaths due to Alzheimer’s disease nationally and for each state, and
death rates by age
• Current knowledge of the prevalence of Alzheimer’s and other dementias in
diverse populations
The Appendices detail sources and methods used to derive data in this document.
This report frequently cites statistics that apply to individuals with all types of dementia.
When possible, specific information about Alzheimer’s disease is provided; in other cases,
the reference may be a more general one of “Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias.”
The conclusions in this report reflect currently available data on Alzheimer’s disease.
They are the interpretations of the Alzheimer’s Association.