Dementia Rates by Country 2025

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Dementia Rates by Country 2025
Dementia PrevalenceDementia IncidenceDementia Death Rate


Dementia Prevalence (per 100k)


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Japan

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Italy

2390

Germany

2340

Greece

2090

Monaco

2030
Prevalence and IncidenceDeaths








China 16,990,827 1190 2,914,112 205 1.1%

United States 4,876,579 1470 822,911 247 1.5%

India 4,169,684 295 749,490 53 0.3%

Japan 3,367,358 2640 576,270 451 2.7%

Germany 1,995,249 2340 339,825 398 2.3%

Brazil 1,825,795 829 305,421 139 0.8%

Russia 1,605,863 1110 279,806 193 1.1%

Italy 1,427,946 2390 248,809 416 2.4%

Indonesia 1,109,364 398 189,722 68 0.4%

France 924,607 1390 163,141 246 1.6%

United Kingdom 906,467 1340 164,947 243 1.3%

Spain 713,870 1570 123,770 272 1.4%

South Korea 697,045 1350 117,489 228 1.3%

Turkey 688,425 823 117,991 141 0.8%

Thailand 659,437 989 112,595 169 1%

Canada 631,350 1680 105,264 281 1.7%

Mexico 608,490 471 110,467 85.5 0.5%

Vietnam 531,198 530 90,172 89.9 0.5%

Ukraine 527,238 1220 93,467 217 1.2%

Bangladesh 516,766 314 92,254 56 0.3%

Iran 506,627 594 87,937 103 0.6%

Poland 501,492 1310 88,407 231 1.3%

Philippines 419,363 370 72,092 63.7 0.4%

Pakistan 375,360 159 67,818 28.8 0.2%

Colombia 362,961 740 63,668 130 0.7%

Argentina 347,970 765 62,825 138 0.8%

Australia 300,594 1170 52,191 202 1.1%

Egypt 283,118 268 50,931 48.2 0.3%

Netherlands 278,819 1620 48,272 280 1.6%

Romania 265,107 1400 46,175 244 1.4%

Myanmar 257,641 457 44,028 78 0.5%

Nigeria 253,561 110 45,312 19.6 0.1%

Taiwan 246,278 1040 43,204 183 1%

South Africa 224,953 396 39,715 69.8 0.4%

Algeria 213,904 484 37,174 84.1 0.5%

Greece 212,407 2090 37,087 365 2.1%

Morocco 210,667 567 36,514 98.2 0.6%

Portugal 203,138 1910 35,666 336 1.9%

Belgium 198,767 1730 34,245 299 1.7%

Venezuela 197,422 741 34,325 129 0.7%

Ethiopia 194,301 178 34,226 31.4 0.2%

Sweden 185,343 1790 33,511 323 1.8%

North Korea 177,068 671 31,408 119 0.7%

DR Congo 172,192 191 29,847 33.2 0.2%

Chile 159,047 846 28,466 151 0.8%

Malaysia 153,807 483 26,046 81.9 0.5%

Sri Lanka 152,889 687 25,786 116 0.7%

Czechia 150,649 1420 26,327 248 1.4%

Peru 144,347 398 25,917 71.5 0.4%

Austria 143,898 1600 25,291 282 1.6%

Switzerland 141,610 1590 24,776 278 1.6%

Hungary 139,417 1450 24,331 254 1.4%

Iraq 126,349 306 22,204 53.9 0.3%

Uzbekistan 114,617 335 20,088 58.7 0.3%

Serbia 111,694 1250 19,543 219 1.2%

Cuba 111,075 986 19,278 171 0.9%

Belarus 110,571 1190 19,115 205 1.2%

Tanzania 108,489 186 18,873 32.3 0.2%

Sudan 105,440 243 18,538 42.7 0.2%

Bulgaria 98,848 1460 17,299 255 1.5%

Finland 95,436 1720 16,662 301 1.7%

Kenya 94,643 189 16,494 33 0.2%

Tunisia 92,441 781 15,845 134 0.8%

Kazakhstan 87,908 464 15,444 81.5 0.5%

Israel 87,012 907 15,408 161 0.9%

Nepal 83,342 268 14,856 47.7 0.3%

Yemen 75,922 226 13,410 39.9 0.2%

Syria 74,181 529 13,051 93 0.5%

Norway 73,853 1360 13,149 243 1.3%

Saudi Arabia 71,832 191 13,064 34.6 0.2%

Ecuador 70,163 388 12,517 69.3 0.4%

Croatia 65,215 1550 11,299 268 1.5%

Denmark 64,492 1100 11,466 196 1.1%

New Zealand 62,913 1220 11,097 215 1.2%

Guatemala 61,937 393 10,938 69.4 0.4%

Uganda 61,428 142 10,731 24.8 0.1%

Slovakia 60,990 1120 10,646 196 1.1%

Cambodia 59,413 349 10,162 59.6 0.3%

Dominican Republic 54,453 494 9,479 86.1 0.5%

Lebanon 54,346 981 9,167 165 1%

Ireland 53,859 1090 9,579 194 1.1%

Angola 52,578 161 9,171 28 0.2%

Puerto Rico 50,547 1530 8,775 266 1.5%

Afghanistan 49,010 157 8,764 28.1 0.2%

Ghana 48,623 142 8,608 25.1 0.1%

Azerbaijan 47,757 455 8,311 79.2 0.5%

Lithuania 44,998 1650 7,771 285 1.6%

Singapore 43,791 765 7,764 136 0.7%

Georgia 43,615 1210 7,576 210 1.2%

El Salvador 43,346 672 7,619 118 0.7%

Mozambique 43,032 138 7,516 24.2 0.1%

Jordan 41,147 334 7,243 58.8 0.3%

Bosnia and Herzegovina 41,105 1240 7,140 216 1.2%

Uruguay 39,146 1150 7,017 206 1.1%

Moldova 39,086 1090 6,801 189 1.1%

Madagascar 38,471 135 6,743 23.6 0.1%

Paraguay 36,299 506 6,135 85.6 0.5%

Cameroon 36,246 114 6,433 20.2 0.1%

Costa Rica 35,074 739 6,143 129 0.7%

Bolivia 33,655 285 6,052 51.3 0.3%

Slovenia 33,191 1600 5,733 277 1.6%

Honduras 31,859 315 5,675 56.1 0.3%

Latvia 31,569 1690 5,467 292 1.7%

Ivory Coast 31,518 113 5,598 20.1 0.1%

Burkina Faso 30,517 134 5,394 23.7 0.1%

Libya 30,321 441 5,287 77 0.4%

Malawi 30,185 155 5,280 27.1 0.2%

Armenia 28,418 949 4,930 165 0.9%

Panama 28,209 657 4,943 115 0.6%

Albania 27,826 1040 4,828 181 1%

Nicaragua 27,802 417 4,883 73.2 0.4%

Zambia 26,841 138 4,723 24.2 0.1%

Mali 26,749 111 4,712 19.6 0.1%

Rwanda 26,432 199 4,609 34.7 0.2%

Haiti 26,288 204 4,672 36.3 0.2%

Senegal 25,541 161 4,513 28.5 0.2%

Zimbabwe 25,486 163 4,505 28.9 0.2%

Niger 24,495 97.8 4,296 17.2 0.1%

Tajikistan 23,729 234 4,157 40.9 0.2%

Kyrgyzstan 23,637 344 4,134 60.2 0.3%

Laos 21,888 297 3,764 51 0.3%

Estonia 21,192 1620 3,662 279 1.6%

Jamaica 20,332 726 3,490 125 0.7%

Somalia 20,264 93.8 3,590 16.6 0.1%

Papua New Guinea 19,750 189 3,500 33.5 0.2%

Guinea 18,993 141 3,372 25.1 0.1%

Turkmenistan 18,834 365 3,296 63.9 0.4%

Burundi 18,569 140 3,237 24.5 0.1%

Chad 17,241 97.1 3,052 17.2 0.1%

North Macedonia 17,227 792 3,033 139 0.8%

Benin 16,564 123 2,909 21.6 0.1%

Kuwait 16,141 347 2,814 60.5 0.3%

South Sudan 14,636 151 2,565 26.5 0.2%

Palestine 13,746 268 2,402 46.8 0.3%

Cyprus 13,694 1010 2,459 181 1%

Sierra Leone 12,378 140 2,201 24.8 0.1%

United Arab Emirates 11,960 124 2,324 24.1 0.1%

Republic of the Congo 11,813 219 2,079 38.6 0.2%

Mauritius 11,136 875 1,883 148 0.8%

Togo 10,754 128 1,900 22.7 0.1%

Trinidad and Tobago 10,399 746 1,821 131 0.7%

Mongolia 10,277 308 1,819 54.5 0.3%

Eritrea 9,856 149 1,735 26.3 0.1%

Central African Republic 9,274 169 1,622 29.6 0.2%

Oman 9,014 192 1,619 34.4 0.2%

Mauritania 7,418 169 1,316 29.9 0.2%

Malta 7,302 1650 1,295 293 1.6%

Liberia 6,138 112 1,101 20.2 0.1%

Botswana 6,048 253 1,062 44.4 0.3%

Namibia 5,765 237 1,012 41.6 0.2%

Montenegro 5,755 931 1,006 163 0.9%

Luxembourg 5,610 871 1,033 160 0.9%

Gabon 5,306 292 911 50.2 0.3%

Iceland 4,530 1290 799 228 1.3%

Lesotho 4,510 241 791 42.2 0.2%

Timor-Leste 4,508 323 768 55 0.3%

Bahrain 3,852 252 692 45.2 0.2%

Qatar 3,426 115 640 21.5 0.1%

Suriname 3,317 573 580 100 0.6%

Fiji 3,311 358 582 63 0.4%

Gambia 3,222 135 573 23.9 0.1%

Barbados 2,857 956 497 166 0.9%

Guyana 2,731 357 482 63 0.4%

Equatorial Guinea 2,471 163 431 28.5 0.2%

Bhutan 2,325 307 415 54.8 0.3%

Djibouti 2,299 183 402 32 0.2%

Comoros 2,186 294 381 51.1 0.3%

Eswatini 2,036 176 359 31.1

Guinea-Bissau 1,866 90.4 330 16 0.1%

Bahamas 1,860 479 326 84 0.5%

Cape Verde 1,800 322 319 57.1 0.3%

Maldives 1,794 347 309 59.8 0.3%

Solomon Islands 1,440 211 256 37.5 0.2%

Guam 1,411 887 242 152 0.9%

Belize 1,392 324 244 56.8 0.3%

Brunei 1,331 295 237 52.6 0.3%

Saint Lucia 1,281 722 223 125 0.7%

Andorra 1,086 1270 190 222 1.2%

United States Virgin Islands 1,044 1220 181 211

Monaco 769 2030 136 359 2%

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 735 644 128 112 0.6%

Samoa 713 334 125 58.4 0.3%

Vanuatu 672 215 119 38 0.2%

Seychelles 636 603 108 103 0.6%

Grenada 521 508 92 89.3 0.5%

Antigua and Barbuda 504 564 88 98.6 0.5%

Tonga 482 453 84 78.8 0.4%

Dominica 422 630 74 110

Greenland 400 714 69 124 0.7%

Sao Tome and Principe 339 156 60 27.8 0.2%

Micronesia 321 313 56 54.9 0.3%

Kiribati 305 252 54 44.5 0.2%

Saint Kitts and Nevis 277 472 48 82.6

American Samoa 232 467 41 81.9 0.5%

Northern Mariana Islands 217 448 38 78.3

Cook Islands 162 910 28 158

Marshall Islands 116 205 21 36.5

Palau 91 501 16 87.9 0.5%

Nauru 23 211 4 37.6

Niue 12 747 2 130 0.7%

Tokelau 9 681 2 119

IHME data are best available estimates from the Institute of Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME)‘s Global Burden of Disease (GBD) database.
Prevalence refers to the total number of cases of a given affliction estimated to exist in a country during a given year.
Incidence refers to the number of new cases of a given affliction estimated to have arisen in a given country during the designated year.


Dementia is a problem that impacts people all over the world. In general, the older someone is, the greater the chance of developing dementia. European countries tend to have some of the highest rates of dementia in the world. The rate of dementia in Finland is 54.65, which is calculated as the number of people observed who develop dementia divided by person-years, which is the number of people times the number of years they are observed. There are several other countries in Europe that land at the top of the list as well. For example, the dementia rate in the United Kingdom is 42.70, which is good enough for second.

Does the United States Have a High Rate of Dementia?

The United States does not have the highest rate of dementia in the world, but it is still relatively high. The United States is 8th on the list, with a total dementia rate of 33.26. In addition, the average dementia rate across the world, including the United States, has been rising during the past few years.
Why Is the Rate of Dementia Going Up?

The rate of dementia is going up for a number of reasons. The biggest reason why the rate of dementia is going up across the world is that people are living longer than they did before. As alluded to above, the older someone is, the greater the chance of them developing dementia. As a result, as medical technology continues to approve, people are living longer. This is one of the biggest reasons why people are developing dementia at a higher rate than they did before.


Furthermore, medical technology has made it easier for us to identify people who suffer from dementia. Diagnostic procedures have gotten better, and screening tools have improved. Because our medical techniques have gotten better, it has become easier for us to diagnose dementia at earlier stages. For this reason, people are being diagnosed and treated for dementia at an earlier age, which is increasing the number of people who are diagnosed with dementia overall. The reasons why dementia is becoming more common are multifactorial.
Why Do Developed Countries Have Higher Rates of Dementia?

When taking a look at the list of countries with individuals who suffer from dementia, it is mostly developed countries on the list. Some of the other countries toward the top of the list include Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Canada, and the Netherlands. These are all developed countries, and they tend to have higher rates of dementia when compared to countries that are still developing.

The biggest reason why developed countries have a higher rate of dementia is that medical technology is better. People in these countries tend to live longer, so they live long enough to develop dementia. In developing countries, people do not have as long of a life expectancy. Therefore, the rate of dementia is lower. The rate of dementia should continue to go up as people live longer.



SourcesPrevalence of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias, 2021 - Our World in Data
Alzheimers and Dementia - World Life Expectancy

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Dementia Prevalence

Dementia Incidence

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Dementia Prevalence (per 100k)

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1,500

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2,500

Japan Flag

Japan

2640

Italy Flag

Italy

2390

Germany Flag

Germany

2340

Greece Flag

Greece

2090

Monaco Flag

Monaco

2030

Prevalence and Incidence

Deaths

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China Flag

China 16,990,827 1190 2,914,112 205 1.1%

United States Flag

United States 4,876,579 1470 822,911 247 1.5%

India Flag

India 4,169,684 295 749,490 53 0.3%

Japan Flag

Japan 3,367,358 2640 576,270 451 2.7%

Germany Flag

Germany 1,995,249 2340 339,825 398 2.3%

Brazil Flag

Brazil 1,825,795 829 305,421 139 0.8%

Russia Flag

Russia 1,605,863 1110 279,806 193 1.1%

Italy Flag

Italy 1,427,946 2390 248,809 416 2.4%

Indonesia Flag

Indonesia 1,109,364 398 189,722 68 0.4%

France Flag

France 924,607 1390 163,141 246 1.6%

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom 906,467 1340 164,947 243 1.3%

Spain Flag

Spain 713,870 1570 123,770 272 1.4%

South Korea Flag

South Korea 697,045 1350 117,489 228 1.3%

Turkey Flag

Turkey 688,425 823 117,991 141 0.8%

Thailand Flag

Thailand 659,437 989 112,595 169 1%

Canada Flag

Canada 631,350 1680 105,264 281 1.7%

Mexico Flag

Mexico 608,490 471 110,467 85.5 0.5%

Vietnam Flag

Vietnam 531,198 530 90,172 89.9 0.5%

Ukraine Flag

Ukraine 527,238 1220 93,467 217 1.2%

Bangladesh Flag

Bangladesh 516,766 314 92,254 56 0.3%

Iran Flag

Iran 506,627 594 87,937 103 0.6%

Poland Flag

Poland 501,492 1310 88,407 231 1.3%

Philippines Flag

Philippines 419,363 370 72,092 63.7 0.4%

Pakistan Flag

Pakistan 375,360 159 67,818 28.8 0.2%

Colombia Flag

Colombia 362,961 740 63,668 130 0.7%

Argentina Flag

Argentina 347,970 765 62,825 138 0.8%

Australia Flag

Australia 300,594 1170 52,191 202 1.1%

Egypt Flag

Egypt 283,118 268 50,931 48.2 0.3%

Netherlands Flag

Netherlands 278,819 1620 48,272 280 1.6%

Romania Flag

Romania 265,107 1400 46,175 244 1.4%

Myanmar Flag

Myanmar 257,641 457 44,028 78 0.5%

Nigeria Flag

Nigeria 253,561 110 45,312 19.6 0.1%

Taiwan Flag

Taiwan 246,278 1040 43,204 183 1%

South Africa Flag

South Africa 224,953 396 39,715 69.8 0.4%

Algeria Flag

Algeria 213,904 484 37,174 84.1 0.5%

Greece Flag

Greece 212,407 2090 37,087 365 2.1%

Morocco Flag

Morocco 210,667 567 36,514 98.2 0.6%

Portugal Flag

Portugal 203,138 1910 35,666 336 1.9%

Belgium Flag

Belgium 198,767 1730 34,245 299 1.7%

Venezuela Flag

Venezuela 197,422 741 34,325 129 0.7%

Ethiopia Flag

Ethiopia 194,301 178 34,226 31.4 0.2%

Sweden Flag

Sweden 185,343 1790 33,511 323 1.8%

North Korea Flag

North Korea 177,068 671 31,408 119 0.7%

DR Congo Flag

DR Congo 172,192 191 29,847 33.2 0.2%

Chile Flag

Chile 159,047 846 28,466 151 0.8%

Malaysia Flag

Malaysia 153,807 483 26,046 81.9 0.5%

Sri Lanka Flag

Sri Lanka 152,889 687 25,786 116 0.7%

Czechia Flag

Czechia 150,649 1420 26,327 248 1.4%

Peru Flag

Peru 144,347 398 25,917 71.5 0.4%

Austria Flag

Austria 143,898 1600 25,291 282 1.6%

Switzerland Flag

Switzerland 141,610 1590 24,776 278 1.6%

Hungary Flag

Hungary 139,417 1450 24,331 254 1.4%

Iraq Flag

Iraq 126,349 306 22,204 53.9 0.3%

Uzbekistan Flag

Uzbekistan 114,617 335 20,088 58.7 0.3%

Serbia Flag

Serbia 111,694 1250 19,543 219 1.2%

Cuba Flag

Cuba 111,075 986 19,278 171 0.9%

Belarus Flag

Belarus 110,571 1190 19,115 205 1.2%

Tanzania Flag

Tanzania 108,489 186 18,873 32.3 0.2%

Sudan Flag

Sudan 105,440 243 18,538 42.7 0.2%

Bulgaria Flag

Bulgaria 98,848 1460 17,299 255 1.5%

Finland Flag

Finland 95,436 1720 16,662 301 1.7%

Kenya Flag

Kenya 94,643 189 16,494 33 0.2%

Tunisia Flag

Tunisia 92,441 781 15,845 134 0.8%

Kazakhstan Flag

Kazakhstan 87,908 464 15,444 81.5 0.5%

Israel Flag

Israel 87,012 907 15,408 161 0.9%

Nepal Flag

Nepal 83,342 268 14,856 47.7 0.3%

Yemen Flag

Yemen 75,922 226 13,410 39.9 0.2%

Syria Flag

Syria 74,181 529 13,051 93 0.5%

Norway Flag

Norway 73,853 1360 13,149 243 1.3%

Saudi Arabia Flag

Saudi Arabia 71,832 191 13,064 34.6 0.2%

Ecuador Flag

Ecuador 70,163 388 12,517 69.3 0.4%

Croatia Flag

Croatia 65,215 1550 11,299 268 1.5%

Denmark Flag

Denmark 64,492 1100 11,466 196 1.1%

New Zealand Flag

New Zealand 62,913 1220 11,097 215 1.2%

Guatemala Flag

Guatemala 61,937 393 10,938 69.4 0.4%

Uganda Flag

Uganda 61,428 142 10,731 24.8 0.1%

Slovakia Flag

Slovakia 60,990 1120 10,646 196 1.1%

Cambodia Flag

Cambodia 59,413 349 10,162 59.6 0.3%

Dominican Republic Flag

Dominican Republic 54,453 494 9,479 86.1 0.5%

Lebanon Flag

Lebanon 54,346 981 9,167 165 1%

Ireland Flag

Ireland 53,859 1090 9,579 194 1.1%

Angola Flag

Angola 52,578 161 9,171 28 0.2%

Puerto Rico Flag

Puerto Rico 50,547 1530 8,775 266 1.5%

Afghanistan Flag

Afghanistan 49,010 157 8,764 28.1 0.2%

Ghana Flag

Ghana 48,623 142 8,608 25.1 0.1%

Azerbaijan Flag

Azerbaijan 47,757 455 8,311 79.2 0.5%

Lithuania Flag

Lithuania 44,998 1650 7,771 285 1.6%

Singapore Flag

Singapore 43,791 765 7,764 136 0.7%

Georgia Flag

Georgia 43,615 1210 7,576 210 1.2%

El Salvador Flag

El Salvador 43,346 672 7,619 118 0.7%

Mozambique Flag

Mozambique 43,032 138 7,516 24.2 0.1%

Jordan Flag

Jordan 41,147 334 7,243 58.8 0.3%

Bosnia and Herzegovina Flag

Bosnia and Herzegovina 41,105 1240 7,140 216 1.2%

Uruguay Flag

Uruguay 39,146 1150 7,017 206 1.1%

Moldova Flag

Moldova 39,086 1090 6,801 189 1.1%

Madagascar Flag

Madagascar 38,471 135 6,743 23.6 0.1%

Paraguay Flag

Paraguay 36,299 506 6,135 85.6 0.5%

Cameroon Flag

Cameroon 36,246 114 6,433 20.2 0.1%

Costa Rica Flag

Costa Rica 35,074 739 6,143 129 0.7%

Bolivia Flag

Bolivia 33,655 285 6,052 51.3 0.3%

Slovenia Flag

Slovenia 33,191 1600 5,733 277 1.6%

Honduras Flag

Honduras 31,859 315 5,675 56.1 0.3%

Latvia Flag

Latvia 31,569 1690 5,467 292 1.7%

Ivory Coast Flag

Ivory Coast 31,518 113 5,598 20.1 0.1%

Burkina Faso Flag

Burkina Faso 30,517 134 5,394 23.7 0.1%

Libya Flag

Libya 30,321 441 5,287 77 0.4%

Malawi Flag

Malawi 30,185 155 5,280 27.1 0.2%

Armenia Flag

Armenia 28,418 949 4,930 165 0.9%

Panama Flag

Panama 28,209 657 4,943 115 0.6%

Albania Flag

Albania 27,826 1040 4,828 181 1%

Nicaragua Flag

Nicaragua 27,802 417 4,883 73.2 0.4%

Zambia Flag

Zambia 26,841 138 4,723 24.2 0.1%

Mali Flag

Mali 26,749 111 4,712 19.6 0.1%

Rwanda Flag

Rwanda 26,432 199 4,609 34.7 0.2%

Haiti Flag

Haiti 26,288 204 4,672 36.3 0.2%

Senegal Flag

Senegal 25,541 161 4,513 28.5 0.2%

Zimbabwe Flag

Zimbabwe 25,486 163 4,505 28.9 0.2%

Niger Flag

Niger 24,495 97.8 4,296 17.2 0.1%

Tajikistan Flag

Tajikistan 23,729 234 4,157 40.9 0.2%

Kyrgyzstan Flag

Kyrgyzstan 23,637 344 4,134 60.2 0.3%

Laos Flag

Laos 21,888 297 3,764 51 0.3%

Estonia Flag

Estonia 21,192 1620 3,662 279 1.6%

Jamaica Flag

Jamaica 20,332 726 3,490 125 0.7%

Somalia Flag

Somalia 20,264 93.8 3,590 16.6 0.1%

Papua New Guinea Flag

Papua New Guinea 19,750 189 3,500 33.5 0.2%

Guinea Flag

Guinea 18,993 141 3,372 25.1 0.1%

Turkmenistan Flag

Turkmenistan 18,834 365 3,296 63.9 0.4%

Burundi Flag

Burundi 18,569 140 3,237 24.5 0.1%

Chad Flag

Chad 17,241 97.1 3,052 17.2 0.1%

North Macedonia Flag

North Macedonia 17,227 792 3,033 139 0.8%

Benin Flag

Benin 16,564 123 2,909 21.6 0.1%

Kuwait Flag

Kuwait 16,141 347 2,814 60.5 0.3%

South Sudan Flag

South Sudan 14,636 151 2,565 26.5 0.2%

Palestine Flag

Palestine 13,746 268 2,402 46.8 0.3%

Cyprus Flag

Cyprus 13,694 1010 2,459 181 1%

Sierra Leone Flag

Sierra Leone 12,378 140 2,201 24.8 0.1%

United Arab Emirates Flag

United Arab Emirates 11,960 124 2,324 24.1 0.1%

Republic of the Congo Flag

Republic of the Congo 11,813 219 2,079 38.6 0.2%

Mauritius Flag

Mauritius 11,136 875 1,883 148 0.8%

Togo Flag

Togo 10,754 128 1,900 22.7 0.1%

Trinidad and Tobago Flag

Trinidad and Tobago 10,399 746 1,821 131 0.7%

Mongolia Flag

Mongolia 10,277 308 1,819 54.5 0.3%

Eritrea Flag

Eritrea 9,856 149 1,735 26.3 0.1%

Central African Republic Flag

Central African Republic 9,274 169 1,622 29.6 0.2%

Oman Flag

Oman 9,014 192 1,619 34.4 0.2%

Mauritania Flag

Mauritania 7,418 169 1,316 29.9 0.2%

Malta Flag

Malta 7,302 1650 1,295 293 1.6%

Liberia Flag

Liberia 6,138 112 1,101 20.2 0.1%

Botswana Flag

Botswana 6,048 253 1,062 44.4 0.3%

Namibia Flag

Namibia 5,765 237 1,012 41.6 0.2%

Montenegro Flag

Montenegro 5,755 931 1,006 163 0.9%

Luxembourg Flag

Luxembourg 5,610 871 1,033 160 0.9%

Gabon Flag

Gabon 5,306 292 911 50.2 0.3%

Iceland Flag

Iceland 4,530 1290 799 228 1.3%

Lesotho Flag

Lesotho 4,510 241 791 42.2 0.2%

Timor-Leste Flag

Timor-Leste 4,508 323 768 55 0.3%

Bahrain Flag

Bahrain 3,852 252 692 45.2 0.2%

Qatar Flag

Qatar 3,426 115 640 21.5 0.1%

Suriname Flag

Suriname 3,317 573 580 100 0.6%

Fiji Flag

Fiji 3,311 358 582 63 0.4%

Gambia Flag

Gambia 3,222 135 573 23.9 0.1%

Barbados Flag

Barbados 2,857 956 497 166 0.9%

Guyana Flag

Guyana 2,731 357 482 63 0.4%

Equatorial Guinea Flag

Equatorial Guinea 2,471 163 431 28.5 0.2%

Bhutan Flag

Bhutan 2,325 307 415 54.8 0.3%

Djibouti Flag

Djibouti 2,299 183 402 32 0.2%

Comoros Flag

Comoros 2,186 294 381 51.1 0.3%

Eswatini Flag

Eswatini 2,036 176 359 31.1

Guinea-Bissau Flag

Guinea-Bissau 1,866 90.4 330 16 0.1%

Bahamas Flag

Bahamas 1,860 479 326 84 0.5%

Cape Verde Flag

Cape Verde 1,800 322 319 57.1 0.3%

Maldives Flag

Maldives 1,794 347 309 59.8 0.3%

Solomon Islands Flag

Solomon Islands 1,440 211 256 37.5 0.2%

Guam Flag

Guam 1,411 887 242 152 0.9%

Belize Flag

Belize 1,392 324 244 56.8 0.3%

Brunei Flag

Brunei 1,331 295 237 52.6 0.3%

Saint Lucia Flag

Saint Lucia 1,281 722 223 125 0.7%

Andorra Flag

Andorra 1,086 1270 190 222 1.2%

United States Virgin Islands Flag

United States Virgin Islands 1,044 1220 181 211

Monaco Flag

Monaco 769 2030 136 359 2%

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Flag

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 735 644 128 112 0.6%

Samoa Flag

Samoa 713 334 125 58.4 0.3%

Vanuatu Flag

Vanuatu 672 215 119 38 0.2%

Seychelles Flag

Seychelles 636 603 108 103 0.6%

Grenada Flag

Grenada 521 508 92 89.3 0.5%

Antigua and Barbuda Flag

Antigua and Barbuda 504 564 88 98.6 0.5%

Tonga Flag

Tonga 482 453 84 78.8 0.4%

Dominica Flag

Dominica 422 630 74 110

Greenland Flag

Greenland 400 714 69 124 0.7%

Sao Tome and Principe Flag

Sao Tome and Principe 339 156 60 27.8 0.2%

Micronesia Flag

Micronesia 321 313 56 54.9 0.3%

Kiribati Flag

Kiribati 305 252 54 44.5 0.2%

Saint Kitts and Nevis Flag

Saint Kitts and Nevis 277 472 48 82.6

American Samoa Flag

American Samoa 232 467 41 81.9 0.5%

Northern Mariana Islands Flag

Northern Mariana Islands 217 448 38 78.3

Cook Islands Flag

Cook Islands 162 910 28 158

Marshall Islands Flag

Marshall Islands 116 205 21 36.5

Palau Flag

Palau 91 501 16 87.9 0.5%

Nauru Flag

Nauru 23 211 4 37.6

Niue Flag

Niue 12 747 2 130 0.7%

Tokelau Flag

Tokelau 9 681 2 119

IHME data are best available estimates from the Institute of Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME)‘s Global Burden of Disease (GBD) database.

Prevalence refers to the total number of cases of a given affliction estimated to exist in a country during a given year.

Incidence refers to the number of new cases of a given affliction estimated to have arisen in a given country during the designated year.

Dementia is a problem that impacts people all over the world. In general, the older someone is, the greater the chance of developing dementia. European countries tend to have some of the highest rates of dementia in the world. The rate of dementia in Finland is 54.65, which is calculated as the number of people observed who develop dementia divided by person-years, which is the number of people times the number of years they are observed. There are several other countries in Europe that land at the top of the list as well. For example, the dementia rate in the United Kingdom is 42.70, which is good enough for second.

Does the United States Have a High Rate of Dementia?

The United States does not have the highest rate of dementia in the world, but it is still relatively high. The United States is 8th on the list, with a total dementia rate of 33.26. In addition, the average dementia rate across the world, including the United States, has been rising during the past few years.

Why Is the Rate of Dementia Going Up?

The rate of dementia is going up for a number of reasons. The biggest reason why the rate of dementia is going up across the world is that people are living longer than they did before. As alluded to above, the older someone is, the greater the chance of them developing dementia. As a result, as medical technology continues to approve, people are living longer. This is one of the biggest reasons why people are developing dementia at a higher rate than they did before.

Furthermore, medical technology has made it easier for us to identify people who suffer from dementia. Diagnostic procedures have gotten better, and screening tools have improved. Because our medical techniques have gotten better, it has become easier for us to diagnose dementia at earlier stages. For this reason, people are being diagnosed and treated for dementia at an earlier age, which is increasing the number of people who are diagnosed with dementia overall. The reasons why dementia is becoming more common are multifactorial.

Why Do Developed Countries Have Higher Rates of Dementia?

When taking a look at the list of countries with individuals who suffer from dementia, it is mostly developed countries on the list. Some of the other countries toward the top of the list include Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Canada, and the Netherlands. These are all developed countries, and they tend to have higher rates of dementia when compared to countries that are still developing.

The biggest reason why developed countries have a higher rate of dementia is that medical technology is better. People in these countries tend to live longer, so they live long enough to develop dementia. In developing countries, people do not have as long of a life expectancy. Therefore, the rate of dementia is lower. The rate of dementia should continue to go up as people live longer.

Sources

Prevalence of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias, 2021 - Our World in Data 

Alzheimers and Dementia - World Life Expectancy 

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