Numbers of people in the UK
Source: Luengo-Fernandez, R. & Landeiro, F. (in preparation). The Economic Burden of Dementia in the UK.
Dementia Maps
Diagnoses in the UK
Source: England: NHS recorded diagnoses, August 2022, Northern Ireland Department of Health; 2021/2022 raw disease prevalence trend data, Wales General medical services contract: Quality and outcomes framework June 2021, Public Health Scotland General practice – disease prevalence data visualisation June 2022
Source: Fernandez et al (2022) in preparation
Prevalence projections in the UK
Global prevalence
Source: Dementia Factsheet 2022: WHO
Incidence in the UK and globally
Prevalence by gender in the UK
Source: Prince, M et al (2014) Dementia UK: Update Second Edition report produced by King’s College London and the London School of Economics for the Alzheimer’s Society
Prevalence by age in the UK
Deaths due to dementia
Source: England and Wales; Mortality Statistics: Deaths Registered in England and Wales (Series DR) Scotland: National Records of Scotland Vital Events Reference Tables. Northern Ireland; Northern Ireland Statistic & Research Agency Registrar General Annual Report 2016
Source: World Health Organisation Global Burden of Disease Study