29A Dementia Statistics - 1 Diagnosis 2 Cost [Update 1 - 10/12/13]

1       People living with Dementia in England: 

   All                              Diagnosed                        Not diagnosed
670,000                           319,000   (48%)                   351,000

                                Range of Percentages  
                                     
   Highest:  Corby 75%             Lowest: Herefordshire  32.8%

   2      Cost to the Economy

   Estimated cost to the economy:      £23 billion.

29 Dementia - Statistics, Statistics and yet more Statistics

The statistics given in this series of posts are intended to demonstrate the scale of problems for those dealing with dementia.

The posts in the series are likely to need updating frequently. It is intended as a running note of findings from newspapers and other sources. It may contain fortuitous inaccuraties, but attempts will be made to cross-check findings. 

Broadly covering several levels, it will include:

• 29A   International numbers
• 29B   UK and England numbers
• 29C   Kent numbers, and 
• 29D  Sevenoaks District, 
• 29E  Swanley numbers.
• etc.