5.4 MILLION
The number of people in the United States who have Alzheimer’s disease
4.0 MILLION
The number of women in the United States who have Alzheimer’s disease
18.1 BILLION
The number of unpaid caregiving hours provided to those with Alzheimer’s disease by family members or friends
250,000
The number of children and young adults ages 8–18 who provide assistance to someone with Alzheimer’s disease or another dementia
66%
The percentage of caregivers who are women, many of whom are required to leave their jobs or reduce their hours to provide care
33%
The percentage of caregivers who are daughters
56%
The percentage of caregivers who retired early, cut back on work hours, resigned from or lost their job, due to the responsibilities of taking care of someone with Alzheimer’s disease
23%
The percentage of caregivers who are part of the sandwich generation—caring for both a parent and one or more children
2X
Women in their 60’s are twice as likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease as they are to develop breast cancer
0
THE NUMBER OF WOMEN WHO HAVE SURVIVED ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE