2012 Alzheimer's Disease Facts and Figures
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2012 Alzheimer's Disease Facts and Figures
March 2012
This report details the escalation of Alzheimer's, which currently impacts more than 5 million Americans. Facts and Figures conveys the burden of Alzheimer's and dementia on individuals, families, local and state government, and the nation's healthcare system.
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Relevant data for researchers and professionals
2012 Alzheimer's Disease Facts and Figures provides statistical data on Alzheimer's disease in the United States, as well as data on other forms of dementia.
Specific information given includes:
- Overall number of Americans with Alzheimer's, both nationally and by state
- Proportion of women and men with Alzheimer's and other dementias
- Prevalence of Alzheimer's
- Estimates of lifetime risk for developing Alzheimer's disease
- Costs of dementia for individuals, families, local and state government, and the nation's health system, from acute services to long-term care and hospice
- 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
- Mortality due to Alzheimer's disease, both nationally and by state, and death rates by age
How to cite Facts and Figures
The Alzheimer's Association publishes Alzheimer's Disease Facts and Figures as an open-access article in its scientific journal Alzheimer's & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association. To reference data from the 2012 report, please cite our journal:
Alzheimer's Association. 2012 Alzheimer's disease facts and figures. Alzheimer's and Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association. March 2012; 8:131–168.
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