Alzheimer's Facts & Figures
Alzheimer’s disease and dementia are devastating conditions that create huge emotional, financial, and physical challenges for the individual and their family.
- There are more than 120,000 individuals with Alzheimer’s in Tennessee.
- Approximately 5.3 million Americans have Alzheimer’s disease.
- One in six women of the baby boomer generation, and one in 10 men of this generation, will develop Alzheimer’s in their lifetime.
- By 2050, 11-16 million people are projected to have the disease.
- There is currently no cure and no remission.