Mortality in Dementia from 1996 to 2015: A National Registry-Based Cohort Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

It remains unclear whether the increased focus on improving healthcare and providing appropriate care for people with dementia has affected mortality.

Objective

To assess survival and to conduct a time trend analysis of annual mortality rate ratios (MRR) of dementia based on healthcare data from an entire national population.

Methods

We assessed survival and annual MRR in all residents of Denmark ≥65 years from 1996-2015 using longitudinal registry data on dementia status and demographics. For comparison, mortality and survival were calculated for acute ischemic heart disease (IHD) and cancer.

Results

The population comprised 1,999,366 people (17,541,315 person years). There were 165,716 people (529,629 person years) registered with dementia, 131,321

SUBMITTER: Taudorf L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7902977 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature