{"id":183,"date":"2019-06-27T06:09:56","date_gmt":"2019-06-27T06:09:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wchealthymemory.com\/?p=183"},"modified":"2021-07-31T17:35:23","modified_gmt":"2021-07-31T17:35:23","slug":"dementia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wchealthymemory.com\/en\/dementia\/","title":{"rendered":"Facts on Dementia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"> <strong>Key statistics on dementia in Canada<\/strong> <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>More than<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/infobase.phac-aspc.gc.ca\/CCDSS-SCSMC\/data-tool\/?l=eng&amp;HRs=00&amp;DDLV=16&amp;DDLM=ASIR&amp;CBVS=on&amp;1=M&amp;2=F&amp;DDLFrm=1999&amp;DDLTo=2012&amp;=10&amp;VIEW=0\">419,000<\/a><\/strong> of Canadians aged 65 years of age and older are living with diagnosed dementia<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/infobase.phac-aspc.gc.ca\/CCDSS-SCSMC\/data-tool\/?l=eng&amp;HRs=00&amp;DDLV=16&amp;DDLM=ASIR&amp;CBVS=on&amp;1=M&amp;2=F&amp;DDLFrm=1999&amp;DDLTo=2012&amp;=10&amp;VIEW=0\"><strong>78,600<\/strong><\/a> new cases of dementia in Canada are diagnosed per year among people aged 65 years of age and older<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/infobase.phac-aspc.gc.ca\/CCDSS-SCSMC\/data-tool\/?l=eng&amp;HRs=00&amp;DDLV=16&amp;DDLM=ASIR&amp;CBVS=on&amp;1=M&amp;2=F&amp;DDLFrm=1999&amp;DDLTo=2012&amp;=10&amp;VIEW=0\"><strong>63%<\/strong><\/a> of those aged 65 years of age and older living with diagnosed dementia in Canada who are women<\/li><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/infobase.phac-aspc.gc.ca\/CCDSS-SCSMC\/data-tool\/?l=eng&amp;HRs=00&amp;DDLV=16&amp;DDLM=ASIR&amp;CBVS=on&amp;1=M&amp;2=F&amp;DDLFrm=1999&amp;DDLTo=2012&amp;=10&amp;VIEW=0\">9<\/a><\/strong>,&nbsp;the approximate number of seniors who are diagnosed with dementia every hour in Canada<\/li><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cihi.ca\/en\/dementia-in-canada\/spotlight-on-dementia-issues\/family-doctor-preparedness\">26 hours<\/a><\/strong> is&nbsp;the average number of hours that at a family\/friend&#8217;s caregiver spends per week supporting a person with dementia<\/li><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canada.ca\/en\/public-health\/services\/reports-publications\/mapping-connections-understanding-neurological-conditions\/mapping-connections-understanding-neurological-conditions-canada-11.html#fig1-9\">$8.3 billion<\/a><\/strong> is&nbsp;the total health care costs and out-of-pocket caregiver costs of dementia in Canada in 2011<\/li><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canada.ca\/en\/public-health\/services\/reports-publications\/mapping-connections-understanding-neurological-conditions\/mapping-connections-understanding-neurological-conditions-canada-11.html#fig1-9\">$16.6 billion<\/a><\/strong> will be&nbsp;the projected total health care costs and out-of-pocket caregiver costs of dementia in Canada by 2031<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>From A Dementia Strategy for Canada: Together We Aspire  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.canada.ca\/en\/public-health\/services\/publications\/diseases-conditions\/dementia-strategy.html\">https:\/\/www.canada.ca\/en\/public-health\/services\/publications\/diseases-conditions\/dementia-strategy.html<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Key statistics on dementia in Canada More than&nbsp;419,000 of Canadians aged 65 years of age and older are living with diagnosed dementia 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