New data from the Alzheimer Society in Canada shows Alzheimer's disease isn't just about our parents' generation – it's about ours.

This information comes from preliminary results of the national study Rising Tide: The Impact of Dementia on Canadian Society. Learn more about this study...

In British Columbia...

  • More than 70,000 British Columbians are currently living with Alzheimer's disease or a related dementia – nearly 10,000 of these individuals are under the age of 65.

Across Canada...

  • 1 in 11 Canadians over the age of 65 (approximately 500,000 people) has Alzheimer's disease or a related dementia.
  • More than 71,000 of the Canadians living with dementia are under the age of 65; of that number, 50,000 are under the age of 60.
  • In just five years, as many as 50 percent more Canadians and their families could be facing Alzheimer's disease or another form of dementia.
  • As it stands today, the number of Canadians living with Alzheimer's disease or a related dementia will more than double within a generation (25 years).
  • Alzheimer's disease, the most common form of dementia, accounts for approximately 64 percent of all dementias in Canada.
  • Alzheimer's disease is the second most feared disease for Canadians as they age.
  • One in three Canadians (36 percent) know someone with Alzheimer's disease.

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