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Alzheimer's Disease Statistics

Health care use

Hospice care

1. Number of current patients with Alzheimer’s as primary diagnosis: 7,900
2. Percent of current patients with Alzheimer’s as primary diagnosis: 7.5

Source: 2000 National Home and Hospice Care Survey, table 12

Nursing home care

1. Number of residents with Alzheimer’s: 231,900
2. Percent of residents with Alzheimer’s: 14
3. Average length of stay for discharges with Alzheimer’s as primary diagnosis: 620 days

Source: National Nursing Home Survey: 1999 Summary, tables 27, 58

Mortality

1. Number of deaths: 65,829
2. Deaths per 100,000 population: 22.4
3. Cause of death rank: 7

Source: Deaths: Preliminary Data for 2004, tables 2, 7