On LI, 55,000 reported Alzheimer's patients
The Numbers
An estimated 33 million people worldwide have Alzheimer's disease. Of these, an estimated 5.3 million are in the United States, 330,000 in New York State, and 55,000 on Long Island. Between 5 and 10 percent of these cases are early or young-onset Alzheimer's. These numbers are only the diagnosed cases.
In the United States, someone is diagnosed with Alzheimer's...
