2023 China Alzheimer’s disease: facts and figures

Abstract

In China, the aging population and the increasing incidence of Alzheimer's disease (AD) and other dementias have emerged as major medical concerns. Extensive research and new technologies on AD have provided possibilities for early intervention, including emerging biomarkers for detection and new drugs with disease-modifying therapy. This report includes a large amount of facts and figures to describe the understanding of patients and their families about the disease, discuss the problems they encounter in the current medical environment, and outline potential difficulties in clinical diagnosis and treatment status. Furthermore, people’s concerns, the overall effect on caregivers, and the development of AD treatment are presented in this report. Overall, to increase public awareness of the disease, this report suggests early detection, screening, and intervention for AD while calling on all sectors to work together to help AD patients.