From 2015 to 2017, around 45 percent of informal unpaid caregivers in the U.S. were below the age of 45. The statistic illustrates the distribution of informal unpaid caregivers in the U.S. from 2015 to 2017, by age.
Distribution of informal unpaid caregivers in the U.S. between 2015 and 2017, by age
Characteristic
Distribution of informal unpaid caregivers
Less than 45 years
44.8%
45 to 64 years
34.4%
65 years and older
20.7%
• Less than 45 years 44.8%
• 45 to 64 years 34.4%
• 65 years and older 20.7%
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CDC, & MMWR. (February 21, 2020). Distribution of informal unpaid caregivers in the U.S. between 2015 and 2017, by age [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 29, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1109910/share-of-informal-unpaid-caregivers-in-the-us-by-age/
CDC, und MMWR. "Distribution of informal unpaid caregivers in the U.S. between 2015 and 2017, by age." Chart. February 21, 2020. Statista. Accessed May 29, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1109910/share-of-informal-unpaid-caregivers-in-the-us-by-age/
CDC, MMWR. (2020). Distribution of informal unpaid caregivers in the U.S. between 2015 and 2017, by age. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 29, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1109910/share-of-informal-unpaid-caregivers-in-the-us-by-age/
CDC, and MMWR. "Distribution of Informal Unpaid Caregivers in The U.S. between 2015 and 2017, by Age." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Feb 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1109910/share-of-informal-unpaid-caregivers-in-the-us-by-age/
CDC & MMWR, Distribution of informal unpaid caregivers in the U.S. between 2015 and 2017, by age Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1109910/share-of-informal-unpaid-caregivers-in-the-us-by-age/ (last visited May 29, 2025)
Distribution of informal unpaid caregivers in the U.S. between 2015 and 2017, by age [Graph], CDC, & MMWR, February 21, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1109910/share-of-informal-unpaid-caregivers-in-the-us-by-age/
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