Deaths from dementia have risen by 52% since 1990 and the disease is now the third most common cause of death in the UK, a study shows.
In 1990 a total of 32,429 deaths from dementia were recorded, but last year the condition accounted for 49,349 deaths, as more Britons live longer than ever before.
The figures led the charity Alzheimer’s Research UK to say that, with age the biggest risk factor for developing dementia and life expectancy set to continue to lengthen worldwide, “dementia is increasingly becoming our greatest medical challenge”.
