Alzheimer Disease Death Rates After 65, by Sex and Race and Hispanic Origin, 2018

In 2018, adults 65 and older in the United States died of Alzheimer disease at higher rates among women than men — in every race and Hispanic-origin group.

Alzheimer disease death rates among adults 65 and older, 2018. Image from CDC's report

Deaths per 100,000, age-adjusted

Non-Hispanic White adults had the highest rates among both women and men.

About the numbers

• Rates are deaths per 100,000, age-adjusted to the 2000 U.S. standard population.
• Alzheimer deaths are those with code G30 of the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, as the underlying cause.
• From 2018, race groups follow the 1997 federal standards and count single-race reports on the death certificate; earlier years used bridged-race estimates under the 1977 standards, so 2018 figures may not compare directly with earlier ones, especially for smaller groups.

Sources

Based on Ashley M. Woodall and Shilpa Bengeri, "QuickStats: Age-Adjusted Death Rates for Alzheimer Disease Among Adults Aged ≥65 Years, by Sex and Race/Hispanic Origin — National Vital Statistics System, 2018," MMWR, volume 69, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, using National Vital Statistics System mortality data; a work of the United States government in the public domain.