Middle East to Have the Highest Global Prevalence of Dementia by 2050

Evidence on the projected trends in population aging and growth suggests an increase in the global prevalence of dementia in the coming years. Research is also going on in identifying the disease-modifying risk factors for dementia. A study published in the journal, Lancet Public health, has estimated the global and the country-level prevalence of dementia for the year 2019 and forecasted the same for the year 2050.

The Middle Eastern and North African nations are expected to have the highest prevalence of dementia in the world by the year 2050. The study Aim:  Estimation of the worldwide and country-level prevalence of dementia in 2019 and 2050 Sample:  Systematic review of the studies on dementia prevalence published between 1990 to 2019 Methods Reference definition of dementia – from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM): DSM-III, DSM-III-R, DSM-IV, DSM-5;…