The Alzheimer’s Association has issued a new report indicating that one in every three people over age 65 dies with Alzheimer’s disease or another form of dementia.<\/p>\n
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in the United States Alzheimer’s is the sixth most common cause of death.<\/p>\n
When older people die with Alzheimer’s, that does not necessarily mean that Alzheimer’s<\/a> is the cause of death, but having the disease or another form of dementia can hasten their decline by creating obstacles to their care for other ailments.<\/p>\n The Alzheimer’s Association also said that among 70-year-olds without the disease, only 30 percent will die before their 80th birthday, but among people with Alzheimer’s the rate is 61 percent.<\/p>\n Alzheimer’s disease or dementia affects 5.2 million Americans, and that number is expected to rise to 13.8 million by 2050.<\/p>\n The report calls for more research on Alzheimer’s and better support for families affected by it.<\/p>\n