08/13/2026
Dementia affects more than the person receiving a diagnosis. It affects entire families.
The World Health Organization reports that 57 million people worldwide are living with dementia, with nearly 10 million new cases each year.
And unpaid family caregivers account for about half of the global cost of dementia.
As the need for care grows, so does the need to better support the people providing it.
Read the full WHO fact sheet: https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/dementia
WHO fact sheet on dementia providing key facts and information on signs and symptoms, rates, risk factors, social and economic impacts, human rights, WHO response.