Is Brazil ready for the expected increase in dementia prevalence

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ID5166828
AuthorsNatan Feter (0000-0001-6295-9792, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Brazil; The University of Queensland, Australia), Jayne Santos Leite (0000-0002-4612-7301, Universidade Federal de Pelotas)
Year2021
Volume37
Issue6
Pagese00056421-e00056421
Publication date2021-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueCadernos de Saude Publica (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0102-311X • E-ISSN: 1678-4464
PublisherFapUNIFESP (SciELO) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1590/0102-311x00056421
PMID34105619
OpenAlexW3170116964
SCIELO_PIDS0102-311X2021000600301
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited15

It is estimated that around 50 million people worldwide were living with dementia in 2019, with roughly 60% living in low-and middle-income countries 1 . This represents a new case of dementia every three seconds 1 . Further, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported that by 2050 (i.e., 30 years later), the expected prevalence of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias is of 152 million cases 1 . While the incidence of dementia is stabilizing in some high-income countries 2 , low-and middleincome countries are experiencing a rise in dementia incidence especially due to low educational level and high prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors such as physical inactivity and high fasting plasma glucose

Dementia · Disease · Environmental health · Geography · Pathology · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research · Demography · Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life · Health, Nursing, Elderly Care · Medicine · Gerontology

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