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QuickStats: Age-Adjusted Death Rates for Alzheimer Disease Among Adults Aged ≥65 Years, by Sex and Race/Hispanic Origin — National Vital Statistics System (U.S.), 2018
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November 06 2020
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Source: MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 69(44):1662
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Alternative Title:MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep
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Description:In 2018, the age-adjusted death rate for Alzheimer disease among adults aged ≥65 years was higher for women (267.9 deaths per 100,000) than for men (191.9). Among men, non-Hispanic White men had the highest death rate (201.7) compared with non-Hispanic Black (176.8) and Hispanic (168.4) men. Among women, non-Hispanic White women (285.1) had the highest death rate, followed by non-Hispanic Black (234.7) and Hispanic (218.8) women. Compared with men, women had higher age-adjusted death rates from Alzheimer disease in all three race and Hispanic-origin groups.
Source: National Center for Health Statistics, National Vital Statistics System (U.S.), Mortality Data. https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/deaths.htm. Reported by: Ashley M. Woodall, MPH; Shilpa Bengeri.
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Pubmed ID:33151914
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Pubmed Central ID:PMC7643896
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