Understanding Alzheimer’s Disease - Facts and Figures

• Over 7 MILLION Americans are living with Alzheimer’s

• 1 in 3 older adults dies  with Alzheimer’s or  another dementia

• IT KILLS MORE THAN Breast Cancer + Prostate Cancer COMBINED

• Between 2000 and 2022 deaths from heart disease have decreased 2.1% while deaths from Alzheimer's disease have increased 142%

• In 2025, Alzheimer's and other dementias will cost the nation $384 BILLION. By 2050, these costs could rise to nearly $1 TRILLION

• The lifetime risk for Alzheimer's at age 45 is 1 in 5 for women and 1 in 10 for men

• NEARLY 12 MILLION Americans provide unpaid care for people with Alzheimer's or other dementias

• These caregivers provided more than 19 billion hours valued at nearly $413 BILLION

• UP TO 4 IN 5 Americans feel optimistic about new Alzheimer's treatments in the next decade

• 92% of Americans would want a medication to slow the progression of Alzheimer's following a diagnosis

Source: Alzheimer’s Association

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As the size of the U.S. population age 65 and older continues to grow, so too will the number and proportion of Americans with Alzheimer's or other dementias. By 2030, all members of the baby boom generation (Americans born between 1946 and 1964) will be age 65 or older, the age range of greatest risk of Alzheimer’s dementia. By 2050, the number of people age 65 and older with Alzheimer's may grow to a projected 12.7 million, barring the development of medical breakthroughs to prevent or cure Alzheimer's disease.