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New report suggests dementia cases to severely increase worldwide

Contemporary Long-Term Care Weekly, September 24, 2009

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Alzheimer’s Disease International issued a report warning that the number of global dementia cases will reach roughly 36 million by 2010, and that figure is expected to nearly double every 20 years, according to U.S. News & World Report.

Such an increase will put the worldwide number of people suffering from some form of dementia at around 115.4 million by 2050. The report attributes at least a portion of the dramatic rise to longer life spans and population growth, particularly in developing countries, noted CNN.com. Alzheimer’s Disease International released the report on September 21, which was World Alzheimer’s Day.



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