This statistic shows the projected costs of care for Americans aged 65 and older with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias from 2010 to 2050, by payer. It is estimated that Americans aged 65 and older with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias will cost Medicare around 107 billion U.S. dollars in 2015.
Projected costs of care for older people with Alzheimer’s and other dementias in the U.S. 2010-2050, by payer (in billion U.S. dollars)*
Characteristic
Out-of-pocket
Medicaid
Medicare
Other payers
2050
157
178
627
117
2045
134
151
519
101
2040
108
123
406
80
2035
85
95
306
62
2030
63
72
225
47
2025
48
56
166
36
2020
40
46
128
28
2015
33
39
107
23
2010
30
34
88
22
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* All cost figures are reported in constant, 2010 dollars and do not include inflation. Costs of care include the costs of medical care, nursing home and other residential care, paid in-home and community-based services, and medications. Costs are calculated by combining available estimates of the number of people with Alzheimer’s by cost estimates available for individuals with Alzheimer’s and other dementias.
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Alzheimer's Association. (October 1, 2010). Projected costs of care for older people with Alzheimer’s and other dementias in the U.S. 2010-2050, by payer (in billion U.S. dollars)* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 03, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/217340/projected-costs-of-care-for-us-alzheimer-sufferers-aged-65-and-over/
Alzheimer's Association. "Projected costs of care for older people with Alzheimer’s and other dementias in the U.S. 2010-2050, by payer (in billion U.S. dollars)*." Chart. October 1, 2010. Statista. Accessed April 03, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/217340/projected-costs-of-care-for-us-alzheimer-sufferers-aged-65-and-over/
Alzheimer's Association. (2010). Projected costs of care for older people with Alzheimer’s and other dementias in the U.S. 2010-2050, by payer (in billion U.S. dollars)*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 03, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/217340/projected-costs-of-care-for-us-alzheimer-sufferers-aged-65-and-over/
Alzheimer's Association. "Projected Costs of Care for Older People with Alzheimer’s and Other Dementias in The U.S. 2010-2050, by Payer (in Billion U.S. Dollars)*." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Oct 2010, https://www.statista.com/statistics/217340/projected-costs-of-care-for-us-alzheimer-sufferers-aged-65-and-over/
Alzheimer's Association, Projected costs of care for older people with Alzheimer’s and other dementias in the U.S. 2010-2050, by payer (in billion U.S. dollars)* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/217340/projected-costs-of-care-for-us-alzheimer-sufferers-aged-65-and-over/ (last visited April 03, 2025)
Projected costs of care for older people with Alzheimer’s and other dementias in the U.S. 2010-2050, by payer (in billion U.S. dollars)* [Graph], Alzheimer's Association, October 1, 2010. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/217340/projected-costs-of-care-for-us-alzheimer-sufferers-aged-65-and-over/
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