Around 78 million people may have dementia by 2030 - a 45% increase - WHO predicts

Around 78 million people may have dementia by 2030 - a 45% increase - WHO predicts About 78 million people may have dementia by 2030, the World Health Organization (WHO) estimates in a new report. 

It would be a 42 percent increase from current figures - the number was 55 million in 2019.

By 2050, the number of people with dementia could be 139 million, the WHO says - a whopping 153 percent increase from 2019. The Daily Mail

See also: 

• World failing to address dementia challenge World Health Organization
• Global status report on the public health response to dementia World Health Organization