Table 1 Epidemiology of dementia in South Korea from 2015 to 2019
2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total number of patients | 416929 | 458900 | 500194 | 554398 | 606293 |
Prevalence | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.2 |
< 65 years | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
65–74 years | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
≥ 75 years | 11.6 | 12.3 | 12.8 | 13.8 | 14.6 |
Sex | |||||
Male (%) | 119459 (28.7) | 131009 (28.5) | 142394 (28.5) | 158717 (28.6) | 174015 (28.7) |
Female (%) | 297470 (71.3) | 327891 (71.5) | 357800 (71.5) | 395681 (71.4) | 432278 (71.3) |
Age | |||||
< 65 years (%) | 18242 (4.4) | 18945 (4.1) | 18400 (3.7) | 18453 (3.3) | 18112 (3.0) |
65–74 years (%) | 74629 (17.9) | 74721 (16.3) | 70562 (14.1) | 73448 (13.2) | 75511 (12.5) |
≥ 75 years (%) | 324058 (77.7) | 365234 (79.6) | 411232 (82.2) | 462497 (83.4) | 512670 (84.6) |
Total number of deaths | 9458 | 9160 | 9290 | 9738 | 10352 |
Mortality (per 100,000) | 18.4 | 17.7 | 17.9 | 18.8 | 20.2 |
< 65 years | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
65–74 years | 14.9 | 14.2 | 12.0 | 10.5 | 11.8 |
≥ 75 years | 312.8 | 284.5 | 269.1 | 270.9 | 275.1 |
Sex | |||||
Male | 2823 (29.8) | 2850 (31.1) | 2699 (29.1) | 2980 (30.6) | 3113 (30.1) |
Female | 6635 (70.2) | 6310 (68.9) | 6591 (70.9) | 6758 (69.4) | 7239 (69.9) |
Age | |||||
< 65 years | 127 (1.3) | 119 (1.3) | 139 (1.5) | 176 (1.8) | 165 (1.6) |
65–74 years | 592 (6.3) | 572 (6.2) | 497 (5.3) | 449 (4.6) | 534 (5.2) |
≥ 65 years | 8739 (92.4) | 8469 (92.5) | 8654 (93.2) | 9113 (93.6) | 9653 (93.2) |