When is World Alzheimer's Day?

Thursday September 21st

World Alzheimer's Day takes place on September 21st, which takes place during World Alzheimer's Month. On World Alzheimer's Day, health organizations around the world focus on raising concerns about this disease.

Alzheimer's disease was the first diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease in 1906. Alzheimer's is a progressive brain disease. Memory and reasoning skills are slowly losing their ability as a result of the change. As someone has Alzheimer's, they will eventually lose the ability to do simple tasks. Alzheimer's is the most common cause of dementia. Science hasn't found a cure for the disease at this time, nor is there a way to prevent the disease.

Alzheimer's disease affects 44 million people around the world. Alzheimer's disease in Western Europe is the most common of all the world's locations. North America is close behind. 5.5 million people have the disease in the United States. An Alzheimer's diagnosis is found in every 66 seconds in the United States.

As the population age, Alzheimer's affects a greater number of people. For example, Alzheimer's doubles in every five years are present in areas beyond the age of 65. Alzheimer's is expected that by 2050, 16 million people in the United States will have Alzheimer's by the year 2050.

Alzheimer's is the country's sixth leading cause of death. It's the seventh deadliest place on earth, around the world. In addition, the condition causes more disability and poor health than any other disease. People who have been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease have a life expectancy of between 4 and 8 years.