Dementia in Manitoba

Statistics and Facts:

• Today, more than 20,000 Manitobans have Alzheimer’s disease or another dementia. This number is growing at alarming rate and within one generation (25 years), it is expected to reach over 34,000.
• One in three Manitobans has a family member or close personal friend with Alzheimer’s disease or another dementia.
• Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form of dementia making up 65% percentage of all forms of dementia.
  
• The total economic burden of dementia in Manitoba is 885 million dollars and is expected to grow to more than 4.4 billion by the year 2038.
• Today, caregivers spend over 9 million hours of informal unpaid care. By the year 2038, the hours of informal unpaid care are expected to exceed 22 million.
• Last year alone, there were more than 4,500 new cases of Alzheimer’s disease or another dementia in Manitoba. By 2038, this number threatens to rise dramatically to over 9,350 a year.
• Sixty-four percent of Manitobans with Alzheimer’s disease are women.

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Click HERE to visit the Alzheimer Society of Manitoba's official website.