In India, the number of people with dementia will increase by 197% between 2019 and 2050, the study added. Experts project that improved access to education could lead to 6 million fewer cases of dementia worldwide by 2050. Explained | What the largest study on dementia hopes to achieveFor India, where 3,843,118 cases were recorded in 2019, the number in expected to touch 11,422,692 in 2050. “We found increases in every country, and in India, we estimate that the number of people with dementia will increase by 197% between 2019 and 2050. “It’s not just because women tend to live longer,” says co-author Dr Jaimie Steinmetz from IHME, University of Washington, USA.

Source: The North Africa Journal January 07, 2022 19:16 UTC