2019 Alzheimer’s Disease Facts and Figures by Alzheimer’s Association:
- “Alzheimer’s Disease is the 6th leading cause of death in U.S.
- 5.8 Million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s.
- By 2050, this number is projected to rise to nearly 14 Million.
- More than 16 million Americans provide unpaid care for people with Alzheimer’s or other dementias.
- These caregivers provided an estimated 18.5 Billion hours valued at nearly $234 Billion.
- In 2019, Alzheimer’s and other dementia will cost the nation $290 Billion.
- By 2050, these costs could rise as high as $1.1 Trillion.
- 82% of seniors say it’s important to have their thinking or memory checked.
- But only 16% say they receive regular cognitive assessments.
- Every 65 seconds someone in the United States develops the disease.
- Between 2000 and 2017 death from heart disease have decreased by 9%.
- While deaths from Alzheimer’s disease have increased 145%.
- 1 in 3 seniors dies with Alzheimer’s or another dementia.
- It kills more than breast cancer and prostate cancer combined.”