Association of comorbidities and socioeconomic deprivation among people who died from dementia in England between 2013 and 2023: analysis of death certificates.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To describe the sociodemographic characteristics and comorbidities of people who died from dementia between 2013 and 2023 in England.

Methods

We analysed death certificates reported in England from 2013 to 2023. We report the number, age, sex, country of origin and socioeconomic status of people who died with a dementia diagnosis recorded (as a primary or contributory cause); the dementia subtype diagnoses and recorded comorbidities. We tested the hypothesis that number of comorbid disorders would be higher in more deprived areas.

Results

There were 987 719 certificates in this period that recorded dementia as a cause of death, of which 693 663 (70.2%) recorded dementia as the primary cause of death. In total, 62.2% (n = 614 419) of those who died from demen

SUBMITTER: Zabihi S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12763812 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature