• In 2011: new cases of dementia reached 111,560 per year 67,680 women & 43,880 men.  
• By 2031: over 3/4 million Canadians are expected to have Alzheimer Disease and related dementias.    
• Alzheimer Disease is the most common form of dementia; it accounts for 64 per cent of all dementias.      
  
  
   
• 1 in 13 Canadians over age 65 is affected by Alzheimer Disease and related dementias.

1 in 50 between ages 65-74

1 in 9 between ages 75-84

1 in 3 over age 85  

• Over 52 per cent of Canadians know someone with Alzheimer Disease.       
• Almost 25 per cent of Canadians have someone with Alzheimer Disease in their family.   
• Twice as many women as men have dementia -- researchers are studying the reasons for this.  

    

   *from Alzheimer Society of New Brunswick

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