Posted on November 12, 2010 11:22
Categories: Mental Health | Special Populations
Topics: Mental Health | Spending | Treatment
Alzheimer’s Disease International released a report examining the global cost of dementia in 2010. The report estimates that dementia will cost a total of $604 billion in 2010, or 1 percent of global Gross Domestic Product (GDP). The report projects that the number of individuals with dementia will double by 2030 and triple by 2050.
From the executive summary:
The total estimated worldwide costs of dementia are US$604 billion in 2010. About 70% of the costs occur in Western Europe and North America. Costs were attributed to informal care (unpaid care provided by family and others), direct costs of social care (provided by community care professionals, and in residential home settings) and the direct costs of medical care (the costs of treating dementia and othe conditions in primary and secondary care). Costs of informal care and the direct costs of social care generally contribute similar proportions of total costs, while the direct medical costs are much lower.
Full Report: World Alzheimer Report 2010 (PDF | 1.27 MB)
Alzheimer's Disease International. (2010). World Alzheimer Report 2010.
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