Study: 115 Million Dementia Patients Worldwide by 2050
The BBC reports that a new report from King's College London says that the number of Alzheimer's patients is set to nearly double every 20 years, to 65.7 million in 2030 and 115.4 million in 2050. The 115 million total by 2050 is 10% higher than the figure in the 2005 report.
A report from King's College London suggests more than 115 million people across the globe will suffer from dementia by 2050.
This prediction is 10% more than previous figures published in 2005, driven mainly by new figures from South Asia and Latin America.
The Alzheimer's Society said the data showed the "scale of the challenge".
The scale of the challenge is clearly enormous. Taking care of a dementia patient can be a tremendous burden on the caregiver. The public and governments around the world are not ready for the enormous challenge to come.
Professor Martin Prince, from King's College, said, "The current investment in research, treatment and care is actually quite disproportionate to the overall impact of the disease on people with dementia, the carers, on health and social care systems, and on society."
