Britons of black and south Asian origin with dementia die younger, study finds

Britons of black and south Asian origin with dementia die younger, study finds Britons of black and south Asian origin with dementia die younger and sooner after being diagnosed than white people, research has found.

South Asian people die 2.97 years younger and black people 2.66 years younger than their white counterparts, according to a study by academics from University College London and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. The Guardian

See also:

• Incidence, age at diagnosis and survival with dementia across ethnic groups in England: A longitudinal study using electronic health records (open access) Alzheimer's and Dementia