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Alzheimer's Disease (Data are for U.S. for year in parentheses) Health care use Hospice care Number of current patients with Alzheimer's as primary diagnosis: 7,900 (2000) Percent of current patients with Alzheimer's as primary diagnosis: 7.5 (2000) Source: National Home and Hospice Care Survey Nursing home care Number of residents with Alzheimer's: 231,900 (1999) Percent of residents with Alzheimer's: 14.2 (1999) Average length of stay for discharges with Alzheimer's as primary diagnosis: 620 days (1999) Source: National Nursing Home Survey: 1999 Summary Mortality Number of deaths: 58,866 (2002) Deaths per 100,000 population: 20.4 (2002) Cause of death rank: 8 (2002) Source: Deaths: Final Data for 2002 Related links National Home and Hospice Care Survey Alzheimer's Disease Education and Referral Center
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