13% Of D.C. Residents Age 65 & Older Are Living With Dementia

Approximately 13% of residents (about 10,603) aged 65 years and older in the District of Columbia are living with dementia. Dementia is a general term for a range of memory loss disorders, including Alzheimer’s disease. In the District’s population age 65 and older, dementia affects 10.9% of males and 14.4% of females. Prevalence rises with age from 4.6% of those ages 65 to 74; to 16.5% of those ages 75 to 84; and to 41.3% of those age 85 and older. Dementia affects 8.5% of non-Hispanic whites; 16.1% of . . .