Nine Facts About Alzheimer’s Disease
Submitted By Clive Riddle, Created 09/21/2010 - 09:45
- There are 35.6 million people living with dementia worldwide in 2010
- The total estimated worldwide costs of dementia are US$604 billion in 2010
- Total dementia costs account for around 1% of the world’s gross domestic product
- Direct medical costs account for 16% of total dementia costs
- Direct social care costs account for 42% of total dementia costs
- Costs of informal care (unpaid care by families, etc.) account for 42% of total dementia costs
- About 70% of worldwide dementia costs occur in Western Europe and North America
- If dementia care were a country, it would be the world’s 18th largest economy
- If dementia were a company, it would be the world’s largest by annual revenue
Source: World Alzheimer Report 2010
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