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Dementia Statistics Australia 2016. 13 Fortytwo percent of caregivers of people with Alzheimers or another dementia report that their health is excellent or very good which is lower than caregivers of people without dementia. Females with a prevalence of 10 were more likely than males to have the condition 08. Over 412000 Australians estimated to live with dementia in 2021 People with dementia who died aged 65 or over used most health services less than others in their last year of life 1 in 3 people who died due to COVID-19 during the first 10 months of 2020 also had dementia. Projected number of carers for people with dementia by sector 2016-2056 70 Appendix 4.
1 in 12 had dementia as the underlying cause of death 13126 deaths. It is predicted 170212 people will have dementia by 2050. One in nine people age 65 and older 113 has Alzheimers dementia. Measured as a standardised death rate dementia accounted for 409 deaths per 100000 people in 2016 compared to 307 in 2007. Seventyfour percent of caregivers of people with Alzheimers or other dementias reported that they were somewhat concerned to very concerned about maintaining their own health since becoming a caregiver. That dramatic and disturbing growth is driven by the rapid ageing of our community.
That number is expected to leap to 536000 by 2025 and to an incredible 11 million by 2056.
It is a National Health Priority and there is no cure. Measured as a standardised death rate dementia accounted for 409 deaths per 100000 people in 2016 compared to 307 in 2007. Older Hispanics are about one and one-half times as likely to have Alzheimers or other dementias as older Whites. Dementia is a syndrome usually of a chronic or progressive nature caused by a variety of brain illnesses that affect memory thinking behaviour and ability to perform everyday activities. That dramatic and disturbing growth is driven by the rapid ageing of our community. Projected prevalence of dementia by age and gender 2016-2056 68 Appendix 2.