By 2040, One in Ten People Aged 65 or Older Will Have Dementia.
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It is projected that the prevalence of dementia among the domestic population aged 65 and older will exceed 10% by 2040. As the number of dementia patients increases due to the aging population, related medical expenses are also expected to rise. According to the Ministry of Health and Welfare on the 6th, the estimated prevalence of dementia among the population aged 65 and older in 2040 is 10.34%, based on future population projections from the…
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Seong Seo-ho = It is projected that by 2040, more than one in ten elderly people aged 65 or older in Korea will suffer from dementia.
South Korea estimates that by 2040, more than ten percent of people over the age of 65 could have dementia, while Croatia could have almost 100,000 patients by 2050.
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