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7 T H E B R A I N P R O J E C T 2 0 1 6 Data courtesy of Alzheimer Society of Canada August 10, 2016 5% The percentage of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research's budget invested in dementia research Reference: personal communication with Joanne Goldberg, Institute on Aging, Canadian Institutes of Health Research (July 2016). 45% The greater your risk of being diagnosed with dementia if you smoke Reference: Alzheimer's Disease International. World Alzheimer Report 2014: Dementia and Risk Reduction. London (2014). 65% Of those diagnosed with dementia over the age of 65 are women Reference: Prevalence and Monetary Costs of Dementia in Canada. 16,000 The number of Canadians under the age of 65 living with dementia Reference: In 2011, Statistics Canada's CANSIM reported there were 13,320 cases of dementia in Canada under the age of 65. 25,000 The number of new cases of dementia diagnosed every year Reference: Prevalence and Monetary Costs of Dementia in Canada. 56,000 The number of Canadians with dementia being cared for in hospitals even though this is not an ideal location for care Reference: 8% of people with dementia in hospital of the 564,000 people with dementia in Prevalence and Monetary Costs of Dementia in Canada. 564,000 Canadians are currently living with dementia Reference: Prevalence and Monetary Costs of Dementia in Canada. 937,000 The number of Canadians who will be living with the disease in 15 years Reference: Prevalence and Monetary Costs of Dementia in Canada. 1.1 million The number of Canadians affected directly or indirectly by the disease Reference: Assumes all people with dementia in Canada – 564,000 – have at least two caregivers. $10.4 billion The annual cost to Canadians to care for those living with dementia Reference: Prevalence and Monetary Costs of Dementia in Canada. DEMENTIA NUMBERS IN CANADA