Statistics of Dementia
Someone in the world develops dementia every 3 seconds.
There were an estimated 46.8 million people worldwide living with dementia in 2015
and this number is believed to be close to 50 million people in 2017. This
number will almost double every 20 years, reaching 75 million in 2030 and 131.5
million in 2050. Much of the increase will be in developing countries. Already
58% of people with dementia live in low and middle income countries, but by
2050 this will rise to 68%. The fastest growth in the elderly population is
taking place in China, India, and their south Asian and western Pacific neighbors.
Demographic ageing is a worldwide process that shows the
successes of improved health care over the last century. Many are now living
longer and healthier lives and so the world population has a greater proportion
of older people. Dementia mainly affects older people, although there is a
growing awareness of cases that start before the age of 65.
There are over 9.9 million new cases of dementia each year
worldwide, implying one new case every 3.2 seconds.
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