Learn the facts about Alzheimer's

Here are some facts about Alzheimer's disease.

Every 72 seconds someone in America develops Alzheimer's.

The percentage of people with dementia who have Alzheimer's is 50 to 70 percent.

Lewy bodies, the deposits that are the hallmark abnormality of dementia in people with Parkinson's disease, are also found in some cases of Alzheimer's disease.

There are 5.1 million American's with Alzheimer's disease.

Two percent of Americans ages 65 to 74 have Alzheimer's disease.

The percentage of Americans age 65 and older who have Alzheimer's: 13 percent.

The percentage of Americans ages 75 to 84 who have Alzheimer's: 19 percent.

The percentage of Americans age 85 and older who have Alzheimer's: 42 percent.

By 2050, someone in America will develop Alzheimer's every 33 seconds.

The annual direct and indirect costs of Alzheimer's and other dementias: $148 billion.

In the year 2000, there were 440,000 people age 65 and older with Alzheimer's in California.

The projected number of people age 65 and older with Alzheimer's in California in the year 2010 is 480,000.

The number of deaths attributable to Alzheimer's disease in the U.S. in the year 2000 was 49,558. In 2004 the number was 65,829.

Alzheimer's is the fifth leading cause of death in the U.S. for people age 65 and older.

Alzheimer's is the seventh leading cause of death for all people in the U.S.