2023 Alzheimer's disease facts and figures

This article describes the public health impact of Alzheimer's disease, including prevalence and incidence, mortality and morbidity, use and costs of care, and the overall impact on family caregivers, the dementia workforce and society. Total payments in 2023 for health care, long-term care and hospice services for people age 65 and older with dementia are estimated to be $345 billion.

⚡ This is an original paraphrased summary — not copied from the abstract. Full paper available at the source link below.

• 1 The Special Report examines the patient journey from awareness of cognitive changes to potential treatment with drugs that change the underlying biology of Alzheimer's.
• 2 An estimated 6.7 million Americans age 65 and older are living with Alzheimer's dementia today.
• 3 This number could grow to 13.8 million by 2060 barring the development of medical breakthroughs to prevent, slow or cure AD.

Understanding this could lead to better treatments, improved diagnostics, or a deeper grasp of how the human body works — benefiting patient care globally.

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