A new report released on Tuesday has warned that dementia rates in Australia will increase four-fold as the population ages, affecting than one million people by 2050, with "dire consequences" for the health system.
The forecast, prepared for the Alzheimer's Australia lobby group by consulting firm Access Economics, warned 2010 would signal the beginning of the trend, with the first of the "baby boomer" generation reaching retirement age.
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"The rising prevalence of dementia will have dire consequences for our health care system and our quality of life," it said.
"The baby boomer bulge in Australia's demographic profile means that the coming decade will see an acceleration of the impacts of ageing on dementia prevalence greater than previously seen in Australia's history," it added.
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Dementia was already the leading single cause of disability in Australians and by 2023 would cost the health system more than heart disease.
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"It will represent around 11 percent of the entire health and residential aged care sector spending," it added.
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