- Facts about dementia in the UK12:
- There are currently around 850,000 people in the UK with dementia.
- This is projected to rise to 1.6 million by 2040.
- One in three people will develop dementia in their lifetime.
- Dementia mainly affects people over the age of 65 (one in 14 people in this age group have dementia).
- The likelihood of developing dementia increases significantly with age.
- More than half of UK adults know someone who has been diagnosed with dementia.
Learn more:✕This summary was generated using AI based on multiple online sources. To view the original source information, use the "Learn more" links.There are 944,000 people with dementia in the UK. This will increase to over one million by 2030 and over 1.6 million by 2050. One in three people will develop dementia in their lifetime. More than half of UK adults know someone who has been diagnosed with dementia.dementiastatistics.org/There are currently around 850,000 people in the UK with dementia. This is projected to rise to 1.6 million by 2040. Dementia mainly affects people over the age of 65 (one in 14 people in this age group have dementia) and the likelihood of developing dementia increases significantly with age. However, dementia can affect younger people too.www.greensleeves.org.uk/what-is-dementia/ - People also ask
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