Which has higher deaths from alzheimer's, Germany or United States of America?

United States of America, at 286,214 deaths against 65,904 deaths in Germany as of 2021.

What is the difference in deaths from alzheimer's between Germany and United States of America?

220,310 deaths, with United States of America ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and United States of America?

22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.

Where does this data come from?

World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Deaths from Alzheimer's. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Germany vs United States of America: Deaths from Alzheimer's

Germany

65,904 deaths

in 2021

United States of America

286,214 deaths

in 2021

Germany rank

5th

United States of America rank

2nd

Deaths from Alzheimer's over time

Germany
United States of America

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 286,214 deaths against 65,904 deaths in Germany, a difference of 220,310 deaths.

That makes United States of America's figure about 4.3 times Germany's.

Across all 22 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.

Germany ranks 5th and United States of America ranks 2nd of 194 countries.

United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Germany	United States of America	Difference	Ahead
2000s	11,329 deaths	133,116 deaths	121,788 deaths	United States of America
2010s	42,725 deaths	247,435 deaths	204,710 deaths	United States of America
2020s	65,733 deaths	299,260 deaths	233,526 deaths	United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher deaths from alzheimer's, Germany or United States of America?: United States of America, at 286,214 deaths against 65,904 deaths in Germany as of 2021.
What is the difference in deaths from alzheimer's between Germany and United States of America?: 220,310 deaths, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and United States of America?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Germany and United States of America rank globally for deaths from alzheimer's?: Germany ranks 5th and United States of America ranks 2nd of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Deaths from Alzheimer's. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Deaths from Alzheimer's
Unit: deaths
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of deaths from alzheimer disease and other dementias in both sexes.