- About 1 in 9 people age 65 and older has Alzheimer's disease; 1 in 3 seniors dies with Alzheimer's or another form of dementia.
- An estimated 6.5 million Americans age 65 and older are currently living with Alzheimer's as are an estimated 200,000 Americans under age 65.
- In 2022, Alzheimer's and other dementias will cost the nation $321 billion.
- Alzheimer's is the 5th leading cause of death among individuals age 65 and older and the 7th leading cause of overall deaths.
- Between 2000 and 2019, deaths from heart disease have decreased by 7.3% while deaths from Alzheimer's have increased 145%.
- The lifetime cost of care for an individual living with dementia was estimated at over $377,000 in 2021 dollars.
- More than 11 million Americans provide an estimated 16 billion hours of unpaid care valued at over $272 billion per year.
- Fewer than 7% of PCPs say they are “very familiar” with current biomarker tests that aid in detecting Alzheimer’s disease.


No one survives Alzheimer's disease. No one.