According to The World Health Organisation, around 50 million people worldwide have dementia. This number is estimated to reach 82 million in 2030 and 152 million in 2050. According to the Alzheimer's Society, one in four hospital beds in the UK are occupied by a person with dementia, while around 22 percent of these admissions are deemed to be preventable.
Ngokwe-World Health Organisation, abantu ababalelwa ezigidini ezingu-50 emhlabeni jikelele banenkinga yokuwohloka kokusebenza kwengqondo. Kulinganiselwa ukuthi leli nani lizofinyelela ezigidini ezingu-82 ngo-2030 lifike ezigidini ezingu-152 ngo-2050. Ngokwe-Alzheimer's Society, umbhede owodwa kwemine ezibhedlela zase-UK kulele umuntu onesifo sokuwohloka kokusebenza kwengqondo, kuyilapho kucatshangwa ukuthi lesi simo besingavinjelwa cishe kwabangamaphesenti angu-22 alaba bantu.