• As many as 5.2 million people in the United States are living with Alzheimer’s.
• 10 million baby boomers will develop Alzheimer's in their lifetime.
• Every 71 seconds, someone develops Alzheimer’s.
• Alzheimer's is the seventh-leading cause of death .
• The direct and indirect costs of Alzheimer's and other dementias to Medicare, Medicaid and businesses amount to more than $148 billion each year.
New Report: Alzheimer's Disease Facts and Figures (43 pages)
• prevalence
• mortality
• the costs of Alzheimer care
• family caregiving
• a special report on lifetime risk