Alzheimer's and Dementia in India. In India, more than 4 million people have some form of dementia. Worldwide, at least 44 million people are living with dementia, making the disease a global health crisis that must be addressed.

4. Alzheimer's is not a normal part of aging
• Alzheimer's disease is an irreversible degeneration of the
brain that causes disruptions in
• Memory,
• Cognition,
• Personality, and
• Other functions that eventually lead to death from complete
brain failure

5. Alzheimer's is a growing epidemic.
Alzheimer's and Dementia in India.
• In India, more than 4 million people have some form of dementia.
• Worldwide, at least 44 million people are living with dementia, making the
disease a global health crisis that must be addressed.
• More than 5 million Americans now have Alzheimer's disease.
• By 2050, nearly 14 million (13.8 million) Americans over age 65 could be living
with the disease.

6. Each day, thousands of Indian families are
forever changed by this disease.
• Every 66 seconds, someone in America develops Alzheimer's. By mid-century,
someone in America will develop the disease every 33 seconds.
• It is estimated that nearly 500,000 new cases of Alzheimer's disease will be
diagnosed this year.
• Every 90 seconds, someone in India develops Alzheimer's. By mid-century, it
may go up to the someone in every 60 seconds.
• It is estimated that nearly 200,000 new cases of Alzheimer's disease will be
diagnosed this year.

7. Alzheimer's is on the rise throughout the world.
• Worldwide, 46.8 million people are believed to be living with
Alzheimer's disease or other dementias.
• By 2030, if breakthroughs are not discovered, we will see an
increase to nearly 74.7 million. By 2050, incidence could exceed
131.5 million.
• Every 3.2 seconds, a new case of dementia occurs somewhere in
the world.

8. The overall economic impact is staggering.
• If dementia care were a country's economy, it would be
the world's 18th largest,
• Total Economy of Turkey and Indonesia.
• If it were a company, it would be the world's largest by
annual revenue, exceeding Walmart ($414 billion) and
Exxon Mobil ($311 billion).

9. Alzheimer's is projected to cripple America's
healthcare system.
• Total payments for health care, long-term care, and hospice for people with
Alzheimer's disease and other dementias are projected to increase from $259
billion in 2017 to more than $1 trillion in 2050 (in 2017 dollars).
• This dramatic rise includes a four-fold increase in government spending under
Medicare and Medicaid and a nearly four-fold increase in out-of-pocket
spending.
No effort so far has been made to have such
estimate in India.

10. People who have Alzheimer's disease need others to
care for them, and many of those providing care are
not paid for their time and services.
• Caring for a person with Alzheimer's or another dementia is often extremely
difficult, and many family and other unpaid caregivers experience high levels of
emotional stress and depression as a result.
• Caring for someone with Alzheimer's disease has been found to have a negative
impact on the health, employment, income, and financial security of many
caregivers.

11. Alzheimer's is the only
leading cause of death
that is still on the rise.
• National Institutes of Health FY17-
estimated funding for HIV/AIDS
research is 3.3 times the level of that for
Alzheimer's disease research.
• NIH's FY17 estimated funding for cancer
research is 7 times the level spent for
Alzheimer's disease research.

12. THANK YOU