- 30% of people with Alzheimer’s also have heart disease, and 29% also have diabetes.
- There were an estimated 46.8 million people worldwide living with dementia in 2015
- The estimate for Alzheimer’s sufferers is close to 50 million people by 2017.
- This number will almost double every 20 years, reaching 75 million in 2030 and 131.5 million in 2050
- The total estimated worldwide cost of dementia is $818 billion in 2015, which represents 1.09% of global GDP.
- 9.9 million new cases of dementia each year worldwide, implying one new case every 3.2 seconds.
- Alzheimer’s is the 6th leading cause of death in the United States.
- Between 2017 and 2025 every state is expected to see at least a 14% rise in the prevalence of Alzheimer’s.
- There has been an 89% increase in deaths due to Alzheimer’s between 2000 and 2014.
- More than 5 million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s.
- By 2050, it’s estimated there will be as many as 16 million Americans living with Alzheimer’s.
- More than 1 in 6 Alzheimer’s and dementia caregivers had to quit work entirely either to become a caregiver in the first place or because their caregiving duties became too burdensome.
- 2-in-3 people with Alzheimer’s are women.