2022 Alzheimer's disease facts and figures

🤖 Plain-English Summary

This article describes the public health impact of Alzheimer's disease (AD), including incidence and prevalence, mortality and morbidity, use and costs of care, and the overall impact on family caregivers, the dementia workforce and society. The survey showed low awareness of MCI among Americans, a reluctance among Americans to see their doctor after noticing MCI symptoms, and persistent challenges for primary care physicians in diagnosing MCI.

🔑 Key Findings

• The Special Report discusses consumers' and primary care physicians' perspectives on awareness, diagnosis and treatment of mild cognitive impairment (MCI), including MCI due to Alzheimer's disease.
• An estimated 6.5 million Americans age 65 and older are living with Alzheimer's dementia today.
• This number could grow to 13.8 million by 2060 barring the development of medical breakthroughs to prevent, slow or cure AD.

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