Sources: 1- Alzheimer's Association 2- Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation 3- Joyful Journey
5,800,000
There are currently 5.8 million Americans living with Alzheimer's. This figure is expected to be nearly 14 million by 2050. 1
65
Every 65 seconds, somebody in the United States develops Alzheimer's. Essentially, by the time you read all of these figures, another American will develop the disease. 1
145%
Between 2007 and 2017, deaths due to Alzheimer’s has increased by 145%. Meanwhile, heart disease related deaths have dropped by 9% in the same timeframe. 1
1:3
1 in 3 seniors that die have Alzheimer's or another form of dementia. Alzheimer's kills more than breast cancer and prostate cancer combined. 1
102
In 2018, there were 102 drugs being tested to treat Alzheimer's. Of these 102 trials, at least 19 were partially funded by our research partner, the Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation. 2
18,500,000,000
Friends and family provide an estimated 18.5 billion hours of unpaid care for their loved ones affected by Alzheimers's, valued at nearly $234 billion. At Joyful Journey, our care partner, they have provided over 50,000 hours of care since 2015. 1,3
