Alzheimer’s Disease and Disparity: A Rural Undercounting
2024
Alzheimer's Disease and Disparity: A Rural Undercounting
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Author Information
Author(s): Brenman Noah, Cheng Mengyuan, Ferdows Nasim
Primary Institution: Northeastern University
Hypothesis
Rural areas have higher dementia mortality rates compared to urban areas.
Conclusion
Rural areas have higher dementia age-adjusted death rates compared to urban areas, indicating a persistent gap in mortality rates.
Supporting Evidence
- Rural areas had higher dementia age-adjusted death rates compared to urban areas.
- The percent difference in dementia mortality rates between rural and urban areas ranged from 7.1 to 9.8%.
Takeaway
People in rural areas are getting sicker from dementia than those in cities, and this difference is getting bigger.
Methodology
The study analyzed county-level data on age-adjusted mortality rates from the CDC Wonder Database and County Health Rankings from 2018-2020.
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