Hi Listfriends,
Here are some figures :
source : The World Almanac in mid 1996 :
million % age
inhabitants 65 +
United States 263.6 13
Canada 28.8 12
The Netherlands 15.6 13
Belgium 10.2 16
The United Kingdom 58.5 16
Estimations million people
mid 1998 inhabitants 65+
United States 270 35,000,000
Canada 30 3,600,000
The Netherlands 16 1,920,000
Belgium 11 1,760,000
The United Kingdom 60 9,360,000
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Parkinsonpatients % of total % of 65+
United States 1,000,000 0.04 0.3
Canada
The Netherlands 40,000 0.03 0.2
Belgium
United Kingdom
50,000 new patients a year, but a Parkie doesn't die of PD....So, 50,00
new patients this year.
1,050,000 in 1999
1,100,000 in 2000
1,150,000 in 2001
1,200,000 in 2002
750,000 in 2003
400,000 in 2004
150,000 in 2005
are they all dead?
No they are cured if we will succeed!
"Make Parkinson's a bad memory"
Warm greetings from a happy Dutchman in Texas, 48/9,
Sinemet 3x 125CR, Permax 3x 1.0, Tasmar 3x 100
**** Life is a loan, to live is an art, to live happily is a gift, to give
is to live, to love is to give and to live, to cope with PD is all, I thank
God daily that He gives me this loan and I will pay him back***
