Press Release: Latin America Faces Alzheimer Crisis — New Open Dataset Projects 18.7 Million Cases by 2050

Key Points

• To announce the new Alzheimer's Disease Evolution dataset and its implications for Latin America.
• Publication of an open dataset on Alzheimer's cases in Latin America.
• Analysis of case projections and dementia strategies across 20 countries.
• 18.7 million Alzheimer cases projected by 2050 in Latin America.
• Cases expected to double every 20 years.
• Only 4 out of 20 countries have national dementia strategies.
• 7.5 million cases deemed preventable through effective risk-reduction strategies.

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