NEW estimates of the prevalence and incidence of dementia showed that the number of sufferers could rise to 465,000, with health costs amounting to dollar4.45bn by 2031, according to a report released by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW).Dementia in Australia-national data analysis and development builds on the research already being conducted under the 2005 Budget initiative, Helping Australians with dementia and their carers-making dementia a National Health Priority.The report also takes a new approach to estimating expenditure and outlines ways in which data sources can be developed to help improve our knowledge and understanding of dementia.
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