Alzheimer’s and other dementia-related diseases could become the number one killer in Canada.

By the end of the decade, there will be nearly 1 million people living with some form of dementia in the country, according to the Alzheimer Society of Canada .

With life expectancy in the country reaching nearly 82 years in 2024, the number of Canadians living past retirement age is expected to climb.

“The older people get, the more we are seeing dementia,” said Dr. Howard Chertkow, the scientific director of Baycrest’s Kimel Family Centre for Brain Health and Wellness .

“Age is also the risk factor for cancer, heart disease, and stroke. They are all related to aging. The difference is that we have increasing good treatments for many of the cancers, stroke and heart disease. The mortality

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