Updated Facts & Figures

With Alzheimer’s, it is not just those with

the disease who suffer. It’s also their

caregivers.

• In 2010, 14.9 million family and friends provided

17 billion hours of unpaid care to those with

Alzheimer’s and other dementias.

• The economic value of the unpaid care provided to

those with Alzheimer’s and other dementias

totaled $202.6 billion in 2010.

• More than 60 percent of Alzheimer’s and dementia

caregivers rate the emotional stress of caregiving

as high or very high; one-third report symptoms of

depression.

Alzheimer’s is not just memory loss.

Alzheimer’s kills.

• Alzheimer’s disease is the 6th leading cause of

death in the United States and the 5th leading

cause of death for those aged 65 and older.

• Alzheimer’s is the only cause of death among the

top 10 in America without a way to prevent, cure,

or even slow its progression.

• Deaths from Alzheimer’s increased 66 percent

between 2000 and 2008, while deaths from other

major diseases, including the number one cause

of death (heart disease), decreased.

**Alzheimer's Association, 2011