The worldwide costs of dementia in 2019

Anders Wimo (), Katrin Seeher, Rodrigo Cataldi, Eva Cyhlarova, Joseph Dielemann, Oskar Frisell, Maëlenn Guerchet, Linus Jönsson, Angeladine Malaha, Emma Nichols, Paola Pedroza, Martin Prince, Martin Knapp and Tarun Dua
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Maëlenn Guerchet: EpiMaCT - Epidémiologie des Maladies Chroniques en zone tropicale - IRD - Institut de Recherche pour le Développement - CHU Limoges - Institut d'Epidémiologie Neurologique et de Neurologie Tropicale - INSERM - Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale - ΩHealth - OmégaHealth - UNILIM - Université de Limoges
Angeladine Malaha: EpiMaCT - Epidémiologie des Maladies Chroniques en zone tropicale - IRD - Institut de Recherche pour le Développement - CHU Limoges - Institut d'Epidémiologie Neurologique et de Neurologie Tropicale - INSERM - Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale - ΩHealth - OmégaHealth - UNILIM - Université de Limoges
Martin Knapp: King‘s College London

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Abstract: Introduction: Dementia is a leading cause of death and disability globally. Estimating total societal costs demonstrates the wide impact of dementia and its main direct and indirect economic components. Methods: We constructed a global cost model for dementia, presenting costs as cumulated global and regional costs. Results: In 2019, the annual global societal costs of dementia were estimated at US $1313.4 billion for 55.2 million people with dementia, corresponding to US $23,796 per person with dementia. Of the total, US $213.2 billion (16%) were direct medical costs, US $448.7 billion (34%) direct social sector costs (including long-term care), and US $651.4 billion (50%) costs of informal care. Discussion: The huge costs of dementia worldwide place enormous strains on care systems and families alike. Although most people with dementia live in low-and middle-income countries, highest total and per-person costs are seen in high-income countries.

Keywords: Alzheimer's disease cost cost-of-illness study dementia economics informal care; Alzheimer's disease; cost; cost-of-illness study; dementia; economics; informal care (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023-01-08
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Published in Alzheimer's & Dementia : the Journal of the Alzheimer's Association, 2023, ⟨10.1002/alz.12901⟩

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