The worldwide costs of dementia in 2019.

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 stra

SUBMITTER: Wimo A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10842637 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature