statistical resource for U.S. data related to Alzheimer’s disease,

the most common type of dementia, as well as other dementias.

Background and context for interpretation of the data are

contained in the Overview. This includes definitions of the

types of dementias and a summary of current knowledge about

Alzheimer’s disease. Additional sections address prevalence,

mortality and lifetime risk of Alzheimer’s disease and other

dementias, as well as paid and family caregiving and use and

costs of care and services. The Special Report for 2009 focuses

on the emerging issue of mild cognitive impairment (MCI).

Specific information in this year’s Alzheimer’s Disease Facts

and Figures includes:

• Overall number of Americans with Alzheimer’s disease

nationally and for each state

• Proportion of women and men with Alzheimer’s and other

dementias

• Estimates for short-term and lifetime risk for developing

Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias at age 65, 75 and 85,

as well as estimates for lifetime risks at age 55

• 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

• New data on family caregiving from state and local public

health surveys

• Use and costs of health care, long-term care and hospice care

for people with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias

• Impact of Alzheimer’s disease on Medicare, Medicaid, U.S.

businesses, and individuals and their families

• Number of deaths due to Alzheimer’s disease nationally and

for each state, and death rates by age, gender and ethnicity

• Emerging importance of understanding the healthy cognition to

dementia continuum, particularly relationships between

MCI and subsequent risk for Alzheimer’s disease and other

dementias

The full Alzheimer’s Disease Facts and Figures report can be viewed at http://www.alz.org/national/documents/report_alzfactsfigures2009.pdf