New dementia cases each year, worldwide (Alzheimer disease is the most common form)
nearly 10 million
new cases per year, worldwide
“Every year, there are nearly 10 million new cases.”
WHO fact sheet, Dementia, 2026-10-26
- Kind of source
- Registry or statistics office
- Read on
- 2026-11-06
- Daily check
- Quote found at the source on 2026-11-06
- What to know
- All dementia, not Alzheimer's alone. Approximate ('nearly').
- About
- Alzheimer's disease
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Kept as evidence; no figure on the platform is computed from it yet.