Dementia cases expected to more than double by 2050
A new study projects that global dementia cases will more than double by 2050, reaching 24.7 million new cases annually. Researchers suggest that lifestyle changes and addressing health disparities could help mitigate the rise.
Why it matters
The projected increase in dementia cases poses a massive future challenge for global healthcare systems and economic stability.
Copy link Undated file photo of an elderly woman. Joe Giddens/PA Wire A landmark study has projected the cases of dementia globally to more than double from 11.4m in 2023 to 24.7m a year by 2050, with women and lower-income countries disproportionately affected.
The study, led by University of NSW’s Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing (CHeBA), analysed 38,418 people through population-based studies from 18 countries and territories ( ABC ).
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