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Dementia is a Familiar Disease That Anyone May Suffer From

Dementia is a Familiar Disease That Anyone May Suffer From

Dementia is a brain disease that anyone may suffer from.*1 In Tokyo, there are more than 380,000 people with dementia, and this number is forecast to increase to approximately 600,000 in 2025.

Estimated number of elderly people who have some symptoms of dementia *2 (10,000 people) / 13.8% of the population aged 65 or over / Approx. 41 / 20163 / Approx. 1.4 times / Approx. 56 / 17.2% of the population aged 65 or over / 2025 / Data: “Distribution survey on the number of dementia elderly” (March 2017); Tokyo Metropolitan Government

Early-onset dementia

Dementia is not a disease that only the elderly suffer from. In Tokyo, there are estimated to be approximately 4,000 people with early-onset dementia, which develops in people younger than 65.

Dementia is a very common disease

It is important to create a community where people with dementia and their family members can live in peace.

  1. *1: Recent national research shows that approximately 15% of the elderly aged 65 or over have dementia.
  2. *2: Elderly people who are certified as being in need of long-term care and are at Rank I or higher on the independence in daily life for dementia patient seniors

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