Deaths from neurological disease have declined, but trend may reverse

An analysis of neurological deaths since 1999 finds that even though these deaths have declined overall, an increase in deaths from Alzheimer's and other neurodegenerative conditions and an aging population could mean that the trend reverses in the future. The decline in neurological deaths was largely driven by fewer cerebrovascular deaths — conditions such as stroke and aneurysm — which went from a rate of nearly 62 such deaths per 100,000 people who died of a neurological disease down to around 38 deaths per 100,000 people. At the same time, deaths from Alzheimer's and other neurodegenerative conditions, increased from a rate of around 17 such deaths per 100,000 people to nearly 37 deaths per 100,000 people.