Book Description
Dementia is a significant and growing health and aged care issue in Australia that has a substantial impact on the health and quality of life of people with the condition, as well as for their family and friends. This online report provides a comprehensive picture of dementia in Australia, including the latest statistics on dementia prevalence, burden of disease, deaths, expenditure, as well as the use of health and aged care services among people with dementia and information on carers. This Summary report presents key findings from the detailed Dementia in Australia online compendium and covers a broad range of topics including; prevalence estimates and projections, mortality, burden of disease, care needs of people with dementia, and their use of aged care and health care services. The report also features information on carers of people with dementia, direct health and aged care system expenditure for dementia and dementia among population groups of interest.aihw.gov.auStronger evidence, better decisions, improved health and welfare.