Alzheimer’s Prevalence

From the World Alzheimer’s Disease Report 2009

Total population over 60, estimated prevalence of dementia (2010), estimated number of people with dementia (2010, 2030 and 2050) and proportionate increases (2010-2030 and 2010-2050) by world region.

Region

Over 60 population (millions)

Crude estimated prevalence (%)

Number of people with dementia (millions)

Proportionate

increases (%)

2010

2010

2010

2030

2050

2010-2030

2010-2050

ASIA

406.55

3.9

15.94

33.04

60.92

107

282

Australasia

4.82

6.4

0.31

0.53

0.79

71

157

Asia Pacific

46.63

6.1

2.83

5.36

7.03

89

148

Oceania

0.49

4.0

0.02

0.04

0.10

100

400

Asia, Central

7.16

4.6

0.33

0.56

1.19

70

261

Asia, East

171.61

3.2

5.49

11.93

22.54

117

311

Asia, South

124.61

3.6

4.48

9.31

18.12

108

304

Asia, Southeast

51.22

4.8

2.48

5.30

11.13

114

349

EUROPE

160.18

6.2

9.95

13.95

18.65

40

87

Europe, Western

97.27

7.2

6.98

10.03

13.44

44

93

Europe, Central

23.61

4.7

1.10

1.57

2.10

43

91

Europe, East

39.30

4.8

1.87

2.36

3.10

26

66

THE AMERICAS

120.74

6.5

7.82

14.78

27.08

89

246

North America

63.67

6.9

4.38

7.13

11.01

63

151

Caribbean

5.06

6.5

0.33

0.62

1.04

88

215

Latin America, Andean

4.51

5.6

0.25

0.59

1.29

136

416

Latin America, Central

19.54

6.1

1.19

2.79

6.37

134

435

Latin America, Southern

8.74

7.0

0.61

1.08

1.83

77

200

Latin America, Tropical

19.23

5.5

1.05

2.58

5.54

146

428

AFRICA

71.07

2.6

1.86

3.92

8.74

111

370

North Africa / Middle East

31.11

3.7

1.15

2.59

6.19

125

438

Sub-Saharan Africa, Central

3.93

1.8

0.07

0.12

0.24

71

243

Sub-Saharan Africa, East

16.03

2.3

0.36

0.69

1.38

92

283

Sub-Saharan Africa, Southern

4.66

2.1

0.10

0.17

0.20

70

100

Sub-Saharan Africa, West

15.33

1.2

0.18

0.35

0.72

94

300

WORLD

758.54

4.7

35.56

65.69

115.38

85

225

Alzheimer’s Disease International (ADI) is the umbrella organisation of Alzheimer associations around the world. We aim to help establish and strengthen Alzheimer associations throughout the world, and to raise global awareness about Alzheimer’s disease and all other causes of dementia.

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