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Data are for the U.S.

Percent of long-term care services users diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease or other dementias
  • Percent of adult day services center participants: 27.6% (2018)

Source: 2018 NSLTCP: Adult Day Services Center Participant Public Use File (PUF) Codebook, Question 14 pdf icon[PDF – 249 KB]

  • Percent of residential care community residents: 33.1% (2018)

Source: 2018 NSLTCP: Residential Care Community Resident Public Use File (PUF) Codebook, Question 13 pdf icon[PDF – 208 KB]

  • Percent of home health agency patients: 32.3% (2015)
  • Percent of hospice patients: 44.5% (2015)
  • Percent of nursing home residents : 47.8% (2016)

Source: Long-Term Care Providers and Services Users in the United States, 2015-2016, Appendix III. Detailed Tables, table VIII pdf icon[PDF – 5.6 MB]

Mortality
  • Number of deaths: 134,242
  • Deaths per 100,000 population: 40.7
  • Cause of death rank: 7

Source: National Vital Statistics System – Mortality Data (2020) via CDC WONDER

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Page last reviewed: January 5, 2022
Content source: CDC/National Center for Health Statistics