Statistics: Number of people with dementia in Scotland 2012

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Approximately 84,000 people have dementia in Scotland in 2012. Around 3,000 of these people are under the age of 65. The numbers of people with dementia in Scotland is expected to double within 25 years.

Table 1: estimated number of people with dementia in Scotland in 2012 by local authority area
Local authority Under 65 65+ Total
SCOTLAND 3,222 81,006 84,228
Aberdeen City 127 3,090 3,216
Aberdeenshire 163 3,772 3,934
Angus 74 2,110 2,185
Argyll & Bute 61 1,769 1,829
Clackmannanshire 33 691 724
Dumfries & Galloway 101 2,994 3,095
Dundee City 80 2,570 2,650
East Ayrshire 77 1,811 1,888
East Dunbartonshire 66 1,813 1,878
East Lothian 62 1,634 1,696
East Renfrewshire 54 1,540 1,594
Edinburgh, City of 276 7,131 7,407
Eilean Siar 17 536 554
Falkirk 98 2,168 2,266
Fife 231 6,003 6,234
Glasgow City 319 7,388 7,707
Highland 153 3,876 4,029
Inverclyde 50 1,337 1,387
Midlothian 52 1,209 1,260
Moray 57 1,489 1,546
North Ayrshire 88 2,189 2,278
North Lanarkshire 198 4,165 4,362
Orkney Islands 14 360 373
Perth & Kinross 96 2,802 2,898
Renfrewshire 105 2,532 2,637
Scottish Borders 77 2,018 2,095
Shetland Islands 14 370 384
South Ayrshire 73 2,290 2,363
South Lanarkshire 193 4,697 4,890
Stirling 53 1,425 1,478
West Dunbartonshire 56 1,310 1,365
West Lothian 105 1,918 2,023

How we calculate the number of people with dementia in Scotland

For the 30-89 age groups we used population projections for 2012 (2008 based) from the General Register Office for Scotland. For the 90+ age group we used population projections for 2012 (2008 based) from the Government Actuary’s Department.

We applied two sets of prevalence rates to the population projections. The first are from the EuroCoDe[1] study for ages 60+ and the second is from a study conducted by Harvey[2] for the under 60 age group.

Table 2: prevalence rates of dementia (%) given by the EuroCoDe and Harvey studies.
Age group EuroCoDe
Males
(Under 60 Harvey)		 EuroCoDe
Females
(Under 60 Harvey)
30-34 0.0672 0.0672
35-39 0.0672 0.0672
40-44 0.0672 0.0672
45-49 0.0672 0.0672
50-54 0.0672 0.0672
55-59 0.0672 0.0672
60-64 0.2 0.9
65-69 1.8 1.4
70-74 3.2 3.8
75-79 7.0 7.6
80-84 14.5 16.4
85-89 20.9 28.5
90-94 29.2 44.4
95-99 32.4 48.8
100+ 32.4 48.8

Contact

For more information please contact Lindsay Kinnaird
Email: lkinnaird@alzscot.org
Tel: 0131 243 1453

[1] Alzheimer Europe (2009) EuroCoDe: prevalence of dementia in Europe Alzheimer Europe – Consensual Prevalence Rates

[2] Harvey R (1998) Young onset dementia: epidemiology, clinical symptoms, family burden, support and outcome Imperial College London

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