• Over 7 Million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s

• 1 in 3 older Americans die with Alzheimer’s or another dementia

• Alzheimer’s is responsible for more deaths than breast cancer, and prostate cancer combined

• 12.7% of New Yorkers over the age of 65 are living with Alzheimer’s

• Between 2002 and 2022, deaths from heart disease have decreased 2.1% – deaths from Alzheimer’s disease have increased 142%

• Nearly 12 million Americans provide unpaid care for people with Alzheimer’s or other dementias

• These caregivers provided more than 19 billion hours, valued at nearly $413 billion

• In 2025, Alzheimer’s and other dementias will cost the nation $384 billion

• By 2050, these costs could rise to nearly $1 trillion

Data as of August 2025, per the Alzheimer’s Association.

“Alzheimer’s Disease Facts and Figures.” Alzheimer’s Association, 2025, www.alz.org/alzheimers-dementia/facts-figures.

For more facts and figures, visit Alz.org/facts