Nine Facts About Alzheimer’s Disease

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Submitted By Clive Riddle, Created 09/21/2010 - 09:45

There are 35.6 million people living with dementia worldwide in 2010
The total estimated worldwide costs of dementia are US$604 billion in 2010
Total dementia costs account for around 1% of the world’s gross domestic product
Direct medical costs account for 16% of total dementia costs
Direct social care costs account for 42% of total dementia costs
Costs of informal care (unpaid care by families, etc.) account for 42% of total dementia costs
About 70% of worldwide dementia costs occur in Western Europe and North America
If dementia care were a country, it would be the world’s 18th largest economy
If dementia were a company, it would be the world’s largest by annual revenue