The worldwide costs of dementia in 2019.
Anders WimoKatrin SeeherRodrigo CataldiEva CyhlarovaJoseph L DielemannOskar FrisellMaëlenn GuerchetLinus JönssonAngeladine Kenne MalahaEmma NicholsPaola PedrozaMartin PrinceMartin KnappTarun DuaPublished in: Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association (2023)
Global economic costs of dementia were estimated to reach US $1313.4 in 2019. Sixty-one percent of people with dementia live in low-and middle-income countries, whereas 74% of the costs occur in high-income countries. The impact of informal care accounts for about 50% of the global costs. The development of a long-term care infrastructure is a great challenge for low-and middle-income countries. There is a great need for more cost studies, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. Discussions of a framework for global cost comparisons are needed.