Who gets dementia?

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Who gets dementia?

Dementia is considered a late-life disease because it tends to develop mostly in people who are older.

About 5% to 8% of all people over the age of 65 have some form of dementia, and this number doubles every five years above that age. It’s estimated that as many as half of people 85 years of age and older have dementia.

The number of people age 65 and older who have Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias by race is:

  • Blacks: 14%
  • Hispanics: 12%
  • Non-Hispanic whites: 10%
  • American Indian and Alaska Natives: 9%
  • Asian and Pacific Islanders: 8%

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