Triumph Over Alzheimer’s (formally known as It’s Their Time) Foundation is committed to funding advanced research and uncovering solutions to prevent, delay or successfully treat the sixth leading cause of death in our country.
2016 funding for American’s leading cause of death Cancer $5.2 Billion Heart Disease $3.5 Billion AIDS $3.2 Billion Alzheimer’s $1 Billion
National Institute on Aging
% Change in Deaths in the last 15 years Heart Disease -14% HIV -54% Stroke -21% Alzheimer’s +89%
Alzheimer’s Association
Only 1 in 4 people with Alzheimer’s disease have been diagnosed
Alzheimer’s Disease International
Alzheimer’s is going to remain the public health crisis of our time
USA Today
1 in 6: A woman’s estimated lifetime risk of developing Alzheimer’s in their 60s
Alzheimer’s Association
6th Leading Cause of Death: And only disease among the top 10 causes of death in America that cannot be prevented, cured, or slowed
Alzheimer’s Association
Typical life expectancy after an Alzheimer’s diagnosis is 4-8 years
Alzheimer’s Association
2X Breast Cancer: Women in the 60s are twice as likely to develop Alzheimer’ during their life as they are to develop breast cancer
Alzheimer’s Association
1 in 3 seniors die with Alzheimer’s or another kind of dementia
Center for Disease Control
In 2017, every 66 seconds someone will develop Alzheimer’s.
Alzheimer’s Association
CNN March 7, 2017
In 2016, caregivers provided over 18 billion hours of unpaid assistance.
Alzheimer’s Association
CNN March 7, 2017
By 2050, more than half of all Americans over 85 will have Alzheimer’s.
