In this episode of Minding Memory, a Michigan Medicine podcast, host Matt Davis discusses mortality surrounding Alzheimer’s disease. From 2000 to 2019, dementia jumped from the 8th leading cause of death to the 6th leading cause of death, with it being the 5th leading cause of death among older adults. Dr. Bryan James from Rush University answers questions about dementia as a cause of death versus being a contributing factor to death.
