Alzheimer's Disease Death Rates

Alzheimer's disease was ranked 6th on the top ten causes of death in the US by the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) in 2011.

Since Alzheimer's disease was discovered in 1906, it has only become more and more prevalent as the years progress, leading to a current estimation of over 500,000 senior deaths per year (Alzheimer's Facts and Figures alz.org).

Unfortunately, it is one of the only causes of death on the list of top ten that cannot yet be cured, prevented or slowed.


Source:
"Alzheimer's Facts and Figures." Alzheimr's Assocuation. N.p., 2014. Web. 15 Jan. 2015.

Figure:
Number of Deaths for Leading Causes of Death. Digital image. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Department of Health and Human Services, 27 Jan. 2013. Web. 10 Jan. 2015.