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Dementia - projections

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Overview

Title	Dementia - projections

Description	People with dementia require substantial amounts of care, particularly social care. Their numbers are predictable from simple calculations applied to population projections . This indicator provides projected numbers of dementia sufferers

Source	Mental Health Observatory: North East Public Health Observatory (NEPHO)

Where to find the data

Publisher	Mental Health Observatory: North East Public Health Observatory

URL	http://www.nepho.org.uk/ ...

Coverage

Geographic coverage	England

Geographic units	Local Authority District (LAD), County/Unitary Authority, Government Office Region (GOR), National, Primary Care Trust (PCT)

Time coverage (most recent)	2025

Time coverage	2008-2025

Update frequency	-

Data quality

Type of data	Modelled data

Reliability	Modelled data. It was assumed that the profile of individuals aged 85 and above for each sex has a similar age structure (derived from the national population projections figures) for all local authorities.

Additional information and context

Background information	Population data are from the Office for National Statistics Subnational population projections for England (2007).

Notes on using	-