ALZHEIMER’S STATS AND FINDINGS
WHAT IS ALZHEIMER’S?
Alzheimer’s disease is a degenerative brain disease in which the death of brain cells causes memory loss and cognitive decline. Most people have late-onset Alzheimer’s, where they start displaying symptoms in their early to mid-sixties. Approximately 4% of people with the disease have early-onset Alzheimer’s, in which symptoms begin to occur between their thirties and sixties. Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form of dementia.
PREVALENCE:
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• An estimated 5.7 million Americans of all ages are living with Alzheimer’s dementia in 2018. |
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• There are approximately 44 million people living with Alzheimer’s disease worldwide. |
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• There is about a 50% chance that anyone who lives beyond 80 years old will develop Alzheimer’s. |
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• Alzheimer’s is the sixth-leading cause of death in the U.S. and the fifth-leading cause of death for those ages 65 and older. |
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• Every 65 seconds, someone in the U.S. develops Alzheimer’s dementia. |
PROJECTIONS:
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• The number of people with Alzheimer’s may nearly triple from 5.7 to 13.8 million by 2050. |
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• Before 2050, the number of total dementia cases worldwide is expected to hit 130 million. |
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• By 2025, the number of people ages 65 and older with Alzheimer’s is estimated to reach 7.1 million. |
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• Total health care payments for people with Alzheimer’s and other dementias are projected to increase to more than $1.1 trillion in 2050. |
TREATMENT AND CAREGIVING:
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• 16.1 million Americans provide unpaid care for people with Alzheimer’s and other dementias. |
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• Unpaid caregivers provided an estimated 18.4 billion hours of care in 2017. |
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• In 2017, the lifetime cost of care for a person living with dementia was $341,840. |
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• In 2018, Alzheimer’s as well as other dementias will cost the nation $277 billion. |
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• 48% of all caregivers who provide help to older adults do so for someone with Alzheimer’s or another dementia. |
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Sources:
“Facts and Figures.” Alzheimer’s Association, Alzheimer’s Association, 2018, www.alz.org/alzheimers-dementia/facts-figures.
“2018 Alzheimer’s Disease Facts & Figures Report |.” How Alzheimer’s Disease Affects the 5 Senses, 2018, https://alzheimerscareresourcecenter.com/2018-alzheimers-disease-facts-figures-report/
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