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Background and context for interpretation of the data are contained in the Overview. Additional sections address prevalence, mortality and morbidity, caregiving, the dementia care workforce, and the use and costs of health care and services. A Special Report examines how Americans understand, prioritize and act on the desire to sustain brain health across the lifespan.  \nThe statistics, facts, figures, interpretations, opinions, recommendations and descriptions made in this report are based on currently available data and information as cited in this report, all of which are subject to revision as new data and information become available.  \nAlzheimer’s Association. 2026 Alzheimer’s Disease Facts and Figures. Alzheimers Dement 2026;22 . [https://doi.org/10.1002/alz.71345](https://doi.org/10.1002/alz.71345) .  \nSpecific information in this year’s  \nAlzheimer’s Disease Facts and Figures includes:  \n\n| Brain changes that occur with Alzheimer’s disease (page 5) . |\n| --- |\n| Treatments for Alzheimer's (page 13). |\n| Risk factors for Alzheimer’s dementia (page 16). |\n| Number of Americans with clinical Alzheimer’s dementia nationally (page 27) and for each state (page 32). |\n| Lifetime risk for developing clinical Alzheimer’s dementia (page 32). |\n| Proportion of women and men with clinical Alzheimer’s and other dementias (page 34). |\n| Number of deaths due to Alzheimer’s disease nationally (page 41) and for each state (page 43), and death rates by age (page 45). |\n| Number of family caregivers, hours of care provided, and economic value of unpaid care nationally and for each state (page 51). |\n| The impact of caregiving on caregivers (page 52). |\n| The importance of the paid workforce that diagnoses, treats, cares for and supports people with Alzheimer’s or other dementias (page 63). |\n| National cost of care for individuals with Alzheimer’s or other dementias, including costs paid by Medicare and Medicaid and costs paid out of pocket (page 74). |\n| Medicare payments for people with dementia compared with people without dementia (page 75). |\n| Americans’ views on brain health, the habits they link to it, their current practices and how they want to receive support (page 98). |\n\nThe Appendices detail sources and methods used to derive statistics in this report.  \nWhen possible, specific information about Alzheimer’s disease is provided; in other cases, the reference may be a more general one of “Alzheimer’s or other dementias.” This report keeps the racial and ethnic identifiers used in source documents when describing study findings. 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