The number of dementia patients will increase dramatically

Minister of Health expects a strong increase in dementia patients
The number of dementia patients continues to rise. Also in Bavaria. According to Minister of Health Melanie Huml, around 230,000 people in the Free State are currently suffering from dementia. In four years it could be 40,000 more.

Every second person is afraid of dementia
According to a recent survey on the fear of disease, most Germans are afraid of cancer, but also about one in two said they were afraid of dementia. That this fear is not unjustified, also shows the Alzheimer's report, according to which every 3.2 seconds another dementia diagnosis is made. In Germany, too, it is expected that the number of dementia patients will increase.

In Bavaria, the number of people with dementia will increase significantly. Forecasts assume that the number will rise from the current 230,000 by the year 2032 to 340,000. (Image: highwaystarz / fotolia.com)

Number of dementia patients is increasing
The number of people with dementia in Bavaria will rise sharply in the coming years. "With the aging of society, the number of dementia patients is increasing. Today, more than one in three people in the over-90s age group have dementia symptoms. Currently, more than 230,000 people with dementia are living in Bavaria. About 70 percent of them are women, "it says on the website of the Bavarian Ministry of Health.

According to a news agency dpa, Minister of Health Melanie Huml (CSU) said on Saturday at the 10th Neuropsychology Day of the University of Bamberg that predictions by 2032 in the Free State of 340,000 people should be affected by the disease. For the year 2020, around 270,000 people are assumed.

To improve the care of demented persons
Experts have been criticizing for years that the health system is not adequately prepared for dementia and there is still a lot of catching up to do in this area.

Huml emphasized that her goal was to improve the care of demented people throughout Bavaria. "In order for research results to reach the patients, it is necessary to meet the stakeholders from research, teaching and clinical practice," said the Minister. (Ad)