2018 Alzheimer's disease facts and figures   Alzheimer's & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association  Volume 14, Issue 3, Pages 367-429 (March 2018) DOI: 10.1016/j.jalz.2018.02.001 Copyright © 2018 Terms and Conditions

Fig. 1 Ages of people with Alzheimer's dementia in the United States, 2018. Percentages do not total 100 because of rounding. Created from data from Hebert and colleagues [30].A3 Alzheimer's & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association 2018 14, 367-429DOI: (10.1016/j.jalz.2018.02.001) Copyright © 2018 Terms and Conditions

Fig. 2 Projected increases between 2018 and 2025 in Alzheimer's dementia prevalence by state. Change from 2018 to 2025 for Washington, DC: 1.1%. Created from data provided to the Alzheimer's Association by Weuve and colleagues [209].A7 Alzheimer's & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association 2018 14, 367-429DOI: (10.1016/j.jalz.2018.02.001) Copyright © 2018 Terms and Conditions

Fig. 3 Estimated lifetime risk for Alzheimer's dementia, by sex, at age 45 and age 65. Created from data from Chene and colleagues [173]. Alzheimer's & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association 2018 14, 367-429DOI: (10.1016/j.jalz.2018.02.001) Copyright © 2018 Terms and Conditions

Fig. 4 Projected number of people age 65 and older (total and by age) in the U.S. population with Alzheimer's dementia, 2010 to 2050. Created from data from Hebert and colleagues [30].A11 Alzheimer's & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association 2018 14, 367-429DOI: (10.1016/j.jalz.2018.02.001) Copyright © 2018 Terms and Conditions

Fig. 5 Percentage changes in selected causes of death (all ages) between 2000 and 2015. Created from data from the National Center for Health Statistics [232,243]. Alzheimer's & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association 2018 14, 367-429DOI: (10.1016/j.jalz.2018.02.001) Copyright © 2018 Terms and Conditions

Fig. 6 U.S. annual Alzheimer's death rate (per 100,000 people) by year. Created from data from the National Vital Statistics Report [232]. Alzheimer's & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association 2018 14, 367-429DOI: (10.1016/j.jalz.2018.02.001) Copyright © 2018 Terms and Conditions

Fig. 7 Proportion of caregivers of people with Alzheimer's or other dementias versus caregivers of other older people who provide help with specific activities of daily living, United States, 2015. Created from data from National Alliance for Caregiving and AARP [268]. Alzheimer's & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association 2018 14, 367-429DOI: (10.1016/j.jalz.2018.02.001) Copyright © 2018 Terms and Conditions

Fig. 8 Proportion of caregivers of people with Alzheimer's or other dementias who report high to very high emotional and physical stress due to caregiving. Created from data from the Alzheimer's Association.A15 Alzheimer's & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association 2018 14, 367-429DOI: (10.1016/j.jalz.2018.02.001) Copyright © 2018 Terms and Conditions

Fig. 9 Work-related changes among caregivers of people with Alzheimer's or other dementias who had been employed at any time since they began caregiving. Created from data from the National Alliance for Caregiving and AARP [268]. Alzheimer's & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association 2018 14, 367-429DOI: (10.1016/j.jalz.2018.02.001) Copyright © 2018 Terms and Conditions

Fig. 10 Distribution of aggregate costs of care by payment source for Americans age 65 and older with Alzheimer's or other dementias, 2018. Data are in 2018 dollars. Before rounding, Medicare and Medicaid payments combined total $186 billion, and out-of-pocket and other expenses combined total $91 billion. “Other” payment sources include private insurance, health maintenance organizations, other managed care organizations and uncompensated care. Created from data from the Lewin Model.A19 Alzheimer's & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association 2018 14, 367-429DOI: (10.1016/j.jalz.2018.02.001) Copyright © 2018 Terms and Conditions

Fig. 11 Reasons for hospitalization of individuals with Alzheimer's dementia: Percentage of hospitalized individuals by admitting diagnosis. All hospitalizations for individuals with a clinical diagnosis of probable or possible Alzheimer's were used to calculate percentages. The remaining 37 percent of hospitalizations were due to other reasons. Created from data from Rudolph and colleagues [433]. Alzheimer's & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association 2018 14, 367-429DOI: (10.1016/j.jalz.2018.02.001) Copyright © 2018 Terms and Conditions

Fig. 12 Place of death due to Alzheimer's disease, 1999 to 2015. Created from data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [477]. Alzheimer's & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association 2018 14, 367-429DOI: (10.1016/j.jalz.2018.02.001) Copyright © 2018 Terms and Conditions

Fig. 13 Hospital stays per 1000 Medicare beneficiaries age 65 and older with specified coexisting medical conditions, with and without Alzheimer's or other dementias, 2014. Created from unpublished data from the National 5% Sample Medicare Fee-for-Service Beneficiaries for 2014 [208]. Alzheimer's & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association 2018 14, 367-429DOI: (10.1016/j.jalz.2018.02.001) Copyright © 2018 Terms and Conditions

Fig. 14 Projected total medical costs (in trillions of 2017 dollars, present value of future savingsA23) under the current status quo, by category of expenditures.A24 The “Other” category includes all costs outside of Medicare and Medicaid, such as out-of-pocket expenses and private insurance. Alzheimer's & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association 2018 14, 367-429DOI: (10.1016/j.jalz.2018.02.001) Copyright © 2018 Terms and Conditions

Fig. 15 Projected total medical savings (in trillions of 2017 dollars, present value of future savingsA23) under the partial early diagnosis scenario compared with the current status quo, by category of expenditures.A24 The “Other” category includes all savings outside of Medicare and Medicaid, such as out-of-pocket expenses and private insurance. Percentages do not total 100 due to rounding. Alzheimer's & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association 2018 14, 367-429DOI: (10.1016/j.jalz.2018.02.001) Copyright © 2018 Terms and Conditions

Fig. 16 Projected total medical and long-term care costs and cost savings (in billions of 2017 dollars) by diagnosis scenario and year. Alzheimer's & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association 2018 14, 367-429DOI: (10.1016/j.jalz.2018.02.001) Copyright © 2018 Terms and Conditions

Fig. 17 Projected total medical savings per diagnosed individual (in 2017 dollars, present value of future savingsA23) from one year before diagnosis to end of life under the partial early diagnosis scenario compared with the current status quo, by category of expenditures.A24 Percentages do not total 100 due to rounding. ∗The “Other” category includes all costs outside of Medicare and Medicaid, such as out-of-pocket expenses and private insurance. Alzheimer's & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association 2018 14, 367-429DOI: (10.1016/j.jalz.2018.02.001) Copyright © 2018 Terms and Conditions