Why Dementia Is on the Increase

  In the US, the average life expectancy for men is 73.2 years, and for women 79.1 years. We know that, as the life expectancy of a country increases, its population ages more. However, this doesn’t necessarily mean that it ages better. In this article, we ask why dementia is on the increase. It seems that, while age is a key factor, it’s not the only one. In 2015, there were 46.8 million people with dementia in the world. It’s estimated that by 2050 there’ll be 135 million sufferers. In fact, dementia is considered one of the main causes of…