Alzheimer’s Association 2025 Facts & Figures report finds adults prefer proactive steps to slow disease

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - Would you want to know if you had Alzheimer’s disease BEFORE you experience any symptoms or it impacts your daily activities? The Alzheimer’s Association’s new 2025 Facts and Figures report found most of us would say “yes”.

The annual report provides an in-depth look at the latest national and state-by-state statistics on Alzheimer’s disease prevalence, mortality, caregiving, dementia care workforce and costs of care.

In Alabama, more than 103,0000 people 65 and over are living with Alzheimer’s. That’s nearly 12% of the population in that age group.

A nationwide survey of adults 45 and over found nearly 4 in 5 of us want to know if we have Alzheimer’s before it actually impact us, and 3 in 5 of us would accept a moderate of high level of risk with taking treatments to slow the disease.

Read the full report at alz.org. Click here to see Alabama’s facts and figures.

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