Love Letters of Alzheimer’s Disease 0:4:48
ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE IS THE 6TH LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH IN THE UNITED STATES.
16.1 MILLION AMERICANS PROVIDE UNPAID CARE FOR PEOPLE WITH ALZHEIMER’S OR OTHER DEMENTIAS.
THESE CAREGIVERS PROVIDED AN ESTIMATED 18.4 BILLION HOURS OF CARE VALUED AT OVER $232 BILLION.
BETWEEN 2000 AND 2015 DEATHS FROM HEART DISEASE HAVE DECREASED 11% WHILE DEATHS FROM ALZHEIMER’S HAVE INCREASED 123%.
1 IN 3 SENIORS DIES WITH ALZHEIMER’S OR ANOTHER DEMENTIA. IT KILLS MORE THAN BREAST CANCER AND PROSTATE CANCER COMBINED.
EARLY AND ACCURATE DIAGNOSIS COULD SAVE UP TO $7.9 TRILLION IN MEDICAL AND CARE COSTS.
IN 2018, ALZHEIMER’S AND OTHER DEMENTIAS WILL COST THE NATION $277 BILLION BY 2050, THESE COSTS COULD RISE AS HIGH AS $1.1 TRILLION.
5.7 MILLION AMERICANS ARE LIVING WITH ALZHEIMER’S. BY 2050, THIS NUMBER IS PROJECTED TO RISE TO NEARLY 14 MILLION.
Every 65 SECONDS SOMEONE IN THE UNITED STATES DEVELOPS THE DISEASE.
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