Official Statistics
Recorded Dementia Diagnoses, January 2022
Recorded and estimated dementia diagnosis rates.
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We collect and publish data about people with dementia at each GP practice, so that the NHS (GPs and commissioners) can make informed choices about how to plan their services around their patient’s needs.
This publication includes the rate of dementia diagnosis. As not everyone with dementia has a formal diagnosis, this statistic compares the number of people thought to have dementia with the number of people diagnosed with dementia, aged 65 and over
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Published 17 February 2022