Abstract

The United Nations projects that the population aged 60 and older will grow by over 50% over the next 15 years, leading to a growing number of older adults with Alzheimer’s-related dementias (ADRD). The issue is understudied in the low- and middle-income countries where the burden of caregiving usually rests on immediate family members, for whom intensive needs of people with ADRDs can be overwhelming. Our paper centers on the potential family caregivers who are living with elderly people reporting cognitive disability. We focus on 3 countries: Vietnam, Mexico, and South Africa, which all have recent census microdata with Washington Group cognitive disability questions. Our goal is to inform policy to support caregivers of family members with ADRD at an early age