22
2019
ALZHEIMER’S
DISEASE
FACTS AND
FIGURES
ALZHEIMER'S
DISEASE IS THE
leading cause of death
in the United States TH
MILLION rise to nearly MILLION %
MORE THAN
MILLION
AMERICANS
provide unpaid care
for people with
Alzheimer’s or
other dementias
These caregivers provided an estimated have increased
. BILLION HOURS
valued at nearly
$ BILLION
IN , Alzheimer’s and other
dementias will cost the nation
$ BILLION
BY , these costs
could rise as high as
$. TRILLION
while deaths from
Alzheimer’s disease
%
Between and
deaths from heart
disease have decreased
%
.
IN
seniors dies with
Alzheimer’s or
another dementia
It kills more than
breast cancer and
prostate cancer
COMBINED
Americans
are living
with
Alzheimer’s
BY 2050, this
number is
projected to
%
say they receive
regular cognitive
assessments
BUT
ONLY
of seniors say it’s important
to have their thinking or
memory checked
someone in the
United States
develops the disease
EVERY
SECONDS
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