• It is estimated that 269,000 Australians currently live with dementia
• This figure is expected to soar to about 981,000 by 2050, if there is not a significant medical breakthrough
• Each week, in Australia, there are 1500 new cases of dementia diagnosed. This figure is expected to grow to 7,400 new diagnoses each week by 2050
• Death due to Dementia is the third leading cause of death in Australia, after heart disease and stroke
• One in four people over the age of 85 has dementia
• Dementia is fatal and there is no cure
• Dementia is not a normal part of ageing
• Dementia has an impact on every part of the health and care system
• It is anticipated that by 2029 Australia will face a shortage in excess of 150,000 paid and unpaid carers for people with dementia.
• Within two decades it is predicted that Dementia will become the third greatest source of health and residential aged care spending representing the cost
• of around 1% of GDP
• Spending on dementia is set to surpass that of any other health condition by 2060 and is projected to be $83 billion (in 2006-07 dollars) which equates to
• approximately 11% of the entire health and residential aged care sector spending
• The single greatest cause of disability in older Australians (aged 65 years or older) is Dementia

The information published on this website is cited from the resources noted in the website bibliography