Alzheimer's Disease

The worldwide rates of Alzheimer's disease continue to rise. Alzheimer's Disease International, a voluntary health organization that supports a network of member associations from fifty countries, estimates that over 18 million people worldwide have dementia; two-thirds of those cases are likely Alzheimer's disease. It is projected that by 2025, 34 million will develop dementia. Of that number, over two-thirds will be from developing countries—countries that will have poor access to treatments and adequate health care.