CDC: Alzheimer's disease, dementia cases to double by 2060
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The number of people projected to have Alzheimer's disease or dementia in the United States is expected to double by 2060, a study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says.
In 2014, there were 5 million people in the U.S. with Alzheimer's or dementia. The CDC estimates by 2060, that number will grow to 13.9 million.
The study was published Thursday in the journal Alzheimer’s & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer’s Association.