The figure illustrates how many people, in thousands, died from Alzheimer’s disease per year in North America, Europe, Africa, and Asia between 2005 and 2024.
Overall, North America remained at the top for most of the period, while Africa held the lowest position. In addition, the number of people in North America and Africa did not change, whereas Europe experienced a sharp increase and Asia witnessed a slight decline.
In 2005, North America started at 170 and peaked at 180 in 2006; it decreased until 2010, when it reached its lowest point. Between 2010 and 2012, fatality from Alzheimer’s disease rose back to 170. Then, the graph started fluctuating and eventually returned to its starting value. Considering Europe, first it was at the penultimate position; however, in 2009, it experienced a monotone rise in deaths from Alzheimer’s disease until it reached the level of North America at 168. At the end, it fell to 120 thousand.
Turning to the remaining figures, Asia’s level was 53, but in 2008 it decreased to 23. Then, it reached a maximum of 54 in 2009. Slightly decreasing, it further varied over the rest of the period and finally came back to the initial value. Talking about Africa, it started at the lowest point and showed a slow increase in 2006. Nevertheless, after rising, it did not reach 45 thousand fatal cases. Seven years later, Africa bottomed at 0 and stayed there for 2 years, when it climbed, went up and down, and hit a maximum of about 54, overtaking Asia. At the end of the period, Africa’s value saw fluctuations and returned to its original value.