In 2020, around 220 thousand male and 574female patients in Japan were treated for Alzheimer's disease. The overall patient number significantly increased in the past two decades and reached approximately 794 thousand in 2020.
Number of patients receiving treatments for Alzheimer's disease in Japan from 1996 to 2020, by gender
(in 1,000s)
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*Excluding figures from Ishinomaki and Kesennuma medical care zone in Miyagi Prefecture and Fukushima Prefecture.
The survey was conducted at medical facilities on one designated date set for each institution from three days in October.
The number of patients refers to those who were continuously receiving medical treatment (including those who did not receive medical treatment at medical institutions on the dates of the survey) calculated by the following formula:
number of patients receiving medical treatment = estimated number of inpatients + estimated number of initial visit outpatients + (estimated number of return visit outpatients × average interval since last visit × adjustment factor (6/7))
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MHLW (Japan). (June 30, 2022). Number of patients receiving treatments for Alzheimer's disease in Japan from 1996 to 2020, by gender (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 22, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1271388/japan-number-patients-alzheimer-by-gender/
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