The Coming Dementia Tsunami

Its impact is growing at an alarming rate

by Gatwiri Muthara, AARP, June 25, 2018

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50 million people worldwide have dementia.
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Every three seconds someone is diagnosed with dementia.
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Dementia is the fifth-leading cause of death globally.
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More people die from dementia than breast cancer and prostate cancer combined.
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Age is the greatest risk factor in dementia.
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Alzheimer's disease is the most common form of dementia.
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In the United States, almost two-thirds of dementia patients are women.
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16 million Americans provided 18 billion hours of unpaid care for people with Alzheimer’s or other dementias in 2017.