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2011 Alheimer’s Disease Facts & Figures

  • 5.4 Million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s disease.
  • It’s the 6th leading cause of death in the U.S.
      1. Heart Disease
      2. Cancer
      3. Stroke
      4. CLRD
      5. Accidents
      6. Alzheimer’s Disease
      7. Diabetes
      8. Flu & Pneumonia
      9. Nephritis
      10. Septicemia
  • It is the only disease among the top ten that cannot be prevented, cured, or even slowed.
  • There are nearly fifteen million caregivers of Alzheimer’s and Dementia patients. If they all lived in a single state, it would be the fifth-largest state.
  • In 2010, these caregivers 17 billion hours of unpaid care.
  • Alzheimer’s costs the nation $183 billion annually.
  • Since 2000, death rates of other major diseases (HIV, Stroke, Heart Disease) dropped while deaths from Alzheimer’s have risen by 66%.
  • Every 69 seconds someone in the U.S develops Alzheimer’s.
  • The numbers are rising and time is short. Take the time; spread awareness.
  • Send these numbers to someone who needs to know about the Alzheimer’s epidemic.

From the Alzheimer’s Association