Global mortality from dementia: Application of a new method and results from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Dementia is currently one of the leading causes of mortality globally, and mortality due to dementia will likely increase in the future along with corresponding increases in population growth and population aging. However, large inconsistencies in coding practices in vital registration systems over time and between countries complicate the estimation of global dementia mortality.

Methods

We meta-analyzed the excess risk of death in those with dementia and multiplied these estimates by the proportion of dementia deaths occurring in those with severe, end-stage disease to calculate the total number of deaths that could be attributed to dementia.

Results

We estimated that there were 1.62 million (95% uncertainty interval [UI]: 0.41-4.21) deaths globally due

SUBMITTER: GBD 2019 Collaborators 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8315276 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature