Key statistics on dementia in Canada
- More than 419,000 of Canadians aged 65 years of age and older are living with diagnosed dementia
- 78,600 new cases of dementia in Canada are diagnosed per year among people aged 65 years of age and older
- 63% of those aged 65 years of age and older living with diagnosed dementia in Canada who are women
- 9, the approximate number of seniors who are diagnosed with dementia every hour in Canada
- 26 hours is the average number of hours that at a family/friend’s caregiver spends per week supporting a person with dementia
- $8.3 billion is the total health care costs and out-of-pocket caregiver costs of dementia in Canada in 2011
- $16.6 billion will be the projected total health care costs and out-of-pocket caregiver costs of dementia in Canada by 2031
From A Dementia Strategy for Canada: Together We Aspire https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/publications/diseases-conditions/dementia-strategy.html