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Page 1: Infographic: 2014 Alzheimer's Disease Facts and · PDF fileTitle: Infographic: 2014 Alzheimer's Disease Facts and Figures Author: Alzheimer's Association Subject: Alzheimer's Facts,

Women are at the epicenter of the Alzheimer’s epidemic.

2014 ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE

FACTS FIGURES AN

D

Alzheimer’s disease is the 6TH LEADING CAUSE of death in the United States.

MORE THAN 5 MILLION Americans are living with Alzheimer’s.

EVERY 67 SECONDS, someone in the United States develops the disease.

1 in 3 Seniors

DIES WITH ALZHEIMER’S or another dementia.

In her 60s, a woman’s estimated lifetime risk for developing

Alzheimer’s disease is 1 in 6. For breast cancer it is 1 in 11.

Almost two-thirds of Americans with Alzheimer’s

disease are women.

There are 2.5 times more women than men providing intensive “on-duty” care 24 hours a day for someone with Alzheimer’s.

More than 60 percent of Alzheimer’s and dementia caregivers are women.

Alzheimer’s is the only cause of death among the top 10 in America that

CANNOT BE PREVENTED, CURED OR EVEN SLOWED.

In 2013, 15.5 million caregivers provided an estimated

17.7 BILLION HOURS of unpaid care valued at more

than $220 billion.

500,000each year because they have

Alzheimer’s disease.

THERE ARE APPROXIMATELY

PEOPLE DYING