Each day on average, 1,252 people are diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease.
Each week on average, 8,764 people are diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease.
While many New Yorkers are commuting to and from work each day, another 154 persons are diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease.....
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More than half of Americans report that they have been touched by someone (living or deceased) who has Alzheimer's disease, and roughly a third of Americans are worried about getting Alzheimer's.
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The 2011 Alzheimer’s Disease Facts and Figures provides a statistical resource for United States data related to Alzheimer’s disease.
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When a person suffering from Alzheimer's disease wanders away they are at risk. Of those lost more than 72 hours, only 20 percent survive. 80 percent don't survive. This ordeal could result in death.
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Alzheimer's Disease Facts and Figures 2011
- 5.4 million people have Alzheimer's disease. See Sobering Statistics about Alzheimer's Disease
- Alzheimer’s disease is the most common cause of dementia. See Dementia and the Eight Types of Dementia
- Alzheimer’s disease was the sixth leading cause of death across all ages in the United States in 2006.
- Alzheimer's disease is the fifth-leading cause of death for those aged 65 and older.
- There are 14.9 million unpaid Alzheimer's caregivers in the United States.
- In 2010, Alzheimer's caregivers provided 17 billion hours of unpaid care, this healthcare service contribution to the country is estimated $202 billion.
- Unpaid Alzheimer's caregivers are usually family members but also include friends and partners. See Are Alzheimer's Caregivers the Forgotten?
- More women than men have dementia.
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