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Statistics on Alzheimer's Disease
Ottawa
• 10,000 people in Ottawa have Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (1)
• 2,000 new cases of Alzheimer's disease each and every year for foreseeable future (1)
• Approximately 70% of individuals living in Ottawa’s long term care facilities have some degree of Alzheimer's disease or a related dementia (2)
• One-half of the new cases will require long-term facility care and the other half will need at least some community support service like home care (2)
See source (1)
• 1,600 people in Renfrew County have Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (1)
• An estimated 450,000 Canadians (or 1 in 13 over the age of 65) have Alzheimer's disease or a related dementia (3)
• By 2031, it is estimated over 3/4 million Canadians will have Alzheimer's disease or a related dementia (3). This figure does not include the countless family members who must cope with the effects of the disease.
• An estimated $5.5 billion a year is spent caring for persons with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias in Canada (4)
Sources
1. Dr. Robert Hopkins, PCCC Mental Health Services, Kingston (January 2002 based on 1996 census and incorporating the prevalence data from the Canadian Study of Health and Aging)
2. Alzheimer Care Inventory, Ottawa-Carleton (1996)
3. Canadian Study of Health and Aging Working Group: Canadian Study of Health and Aging: study methods and prevalence of dementia. Can Med Assoc J 1994; 150: 899-913. And personal communication, 2004. (Note: The CSHA only surveyed people over the age of 65.)
4. Figure is for 2000 based on a projected estimate from: Ostbye T, Crosse E. Net economic costs of dementia in Canada. Can Med Assoc J 1994; 151(10): 1457-64. And personal communication, 2000, CSHA.