Unmasking a Silent Surge: Mortality Trends due to Dementia in Hypertensive Older Adults: Insights from CDC-WONDER Database (1999–2023) (P9-12.005)

Maryam Saghir; Nida Shoaib; Eshal Saghir; Hozefa Mateen; Muhammad Affan; Hassan Khanzada; Ryan Bean; Shayan Marsia

doi:10.1212/wnl.0000000000216626

June 9, 2026Neurology

Unmasking a Silent Surge: Mortality Trends due to Dementia in Hypertensive Older Adults: Insights from CDC-WONDER Database (1999–2023) (P9-12.005)

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Key result

Dementia-related mortality surges among US hypertensive older adults between 1999 and 2023.

Key Points

This research aims to analyze mortality trends related to dementia in hypertensive older adults across different demographics and regions in the U.S.
Data sourced from the CDC-WONDER database covering years 1999 to 2023.
Analysis of mortality trends by demographics and regional variations.
Assessment of hypertension's impact on dementia mortality rates.
Significant rise in dementia-related mortality among hypertensive older adults over the study period.
Disparities identified across different demographic groups and regions in the U.S.
Trends indicate an urgent need for public health interventions tailored to high-risk groups.

Structured PICO

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Population

Hypertensive older adults in the U.S.

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Outcome

Mortality trends for dementiahard clinical

Implication

Warrants clinical vigilance for dementia in hypertensive older adults; leaves open causal drivers and targeted prevention strategies.

Abstract

To assess mortality trends for dementia in hypertensive older adults in the U.S. from 1999 to 2023, highlighting the disparities across demographics and regions.

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Saghir et al. (2026) studied this question. Dementia-related mortality among hypertensive older adults in the United States surged between 1999 and 2023.

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Topics

Hypertension management

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Discussion

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Unmasking a Silent Surge: Mortality Trends due to Dementia in Hypertensive Older Adults: Insights from CDC-WONDER Database (1999–2023) (P9-12.005)

Key Points

Structured PICO

Implication

Abstract

Discussion

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