Major study finds US burden of Alzheimer's will double by 2060

A new study from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says that the burden of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias will double by 2060.

The study, published online in Alzheimer’s & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer’s Association, also forecasts the burden of Alzheimer’s disease by race and ethnicity, finding that Hispanic Americans will have the largest projected increase due to population growth over the projection period.

Based on the agency’s projections, there will be 3.2 million Hispanics and 2.2 million African Americans with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias in 2060, changes due to fewer people dying from other chronic diseases and surviving into older adulthood.