Research Paper On Alzheimer's Death
As stated by Alzheimer’s Association, Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the sixth leading cause of death in the United States (2016). One-in- nine Americans, over 65, have Alzheimer’s disease (Center for Disease Control, 2014). That is about 11 percent of the people in United
States. According to Alzheimer’s Association, approximately 5.4 million Americans have AD, of which 5.2 million are at the age of 65 or older. This leaves about 200,000 people that are younger than 65 years old (Alzheimer’s Association, 2016). People who are 70 years old, have a
61 percent chance of dying before they reach the age of 80. (Alzheimer’s Association, 2016).
Hispanics are the most affected subgroup of the American population. Out of 58.7% of people who are 75-84
years old and have AD, 27.9% are Hispanics, 19.9% are African
Americans, and 10.9% are Caucasian (Center for Disease Control, 2014). The mortality rate is affected by gender. Based on the Framingham Study, at the age of 65-85, women are twice as more likely to be at the risk from AD than men, more so, women who are 65-75 years old have
17% chance of having AD than men who have 9% chance (Alzheimer’s Association, 2016).
According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC), women have a 30% higher mortality rate than men (Center for Disease Control, 2013). Additionally, non-Hispanic white women were at a higher risk than non-Hispanic black women and Hispanic population (Center for Disease
Control, 2013). The Alzheimer’s Association did conduct a study on the population of each state and found out the proportion of people who have AD. However, there was no pattern found in these states.
States. According to Alzheimer’s Association, approximately 5.4 million Americans have AD, of which 5.2 million are at the age of 65 or older. This leaves about 200,000 people that are younger than 65 years old (Alzheimer’s Association, 2016). People who are 70 years old, have a
61 percent chance of dying before they reach the age of 80. (Alzheimer’s Association, 2016).
Hispanics are the most affected subgroup of the American population. Out of 58.7% of people who are 75-84
years old and have AD, 27.9% are Hispanics, 19.9% are African
Americans, and 10.9% are Caucasian (Center for Disease Control, 2014). The mortality rate is affected by gender. Based on the Framingham Study, at the age of 65-85, women are twice as more likely to be at the risk from AD than men, more so, women who are 65-75 years old have
17% chance of having AD than men who have 9% chance (Alzheimer’s Association, 2016).
According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC), women have a 30% higher mortality rate than men (Center for Disease Control, 2013). Additionally, non-Hispanic white women were at a higher risk than non-Hispanic black women and Hispanic population (Center for Disease
Control, 2013). The Alzheimer’s Association did conduct a study on the population of each state and found out the proportion of people who have AD. However, there was no pattern found in these states.