30 million dementia cases predicted for China by 2050

[News Bandit]

Beijing (dpa) - China faces a healthcare crisis in caring for its rapidly aging population, with 30 million dementia cases predicted by 2050, according to Alzheimer's Disease International. An estimated 9 million people in China have dementia, but that number may be artificially low as many in rural areas are never diagnosed, the group told the South China Morning Post.

 

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