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Alzheimers Disease Statistics
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(Data are for U.S. for year in parentheses)
Hospice care
- Number of current patients with Alzheimer's as primary diagnosis: 7,900 (2000)
- Percent of current patients with Alzheimer's as primary diagnosis: 7.5 (2000)
Source: National Home and Hospice Care Survey
Nursing home care
- Number of residents with Alzheimer's: 231,900 (1999)
- Percent of residents with Alzheimer's: 14.2 (1999)
Average length of stay for discharges with Alzheimer's as primary diagnosis: 620 days (1999)
Source: National Nursing Home Survey: 1999 Summary
Mortality
- Number of deaths: 58,866 (2002)
- Deaths per 100,000 population: 20.4 (2002)
Cause of death rank: 8 (2002)
Source: Deaths: Final Data for 2002
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