{"id":2333,"date":"2023-10-18T22:12:09","date_gmt":"2023-10-18T22:12:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.villages.com.au\/?p=2333"},"modified":"2023-10-19T22:31:03","modified_gmt":"2023-10-19T22:31:03","slug":"estimates-that-401300-australians-were-living-with-dementia-in-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.villages.com.au\/retirement\/estimates-that-401300-australians-were-living-with-dementia-in-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Estimates that 401,300 Australians were living with dementia in 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2333\" class=\"elementor elementor-2333\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3d4cbbf3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3d4cbbf3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1d895f0b\" data-id=\"1d895f0b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58e95a51 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"58e95a51\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.15.0 - 20-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>With Australia\u2019s ageing population, this number is expected to rise to more than 849,300 by 2058. Although dementia can affect people aged under 65, it primarily affects older Australians.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A new summary report by the Government\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aihw.gov.au\/reports\/dementia\/dementia-in-aus\/contents\/summary\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW)\">Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW)<\/a> \u2018Dementia in Australia\u2019 found a number of risk factors increase the likelihood of dementia.\u00a0<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"align\":\"center\",\"id\":2337,\"width\":\"757px\",\"height\":\"auto\",\"aspectRatio\":\"2.5836909871244633\",\"sizeSlug\":\"full\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"602\" height=\"233\" 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