There are around 850,000 people in the UK with dementia. Dementia mainly affects people over the age of 65 and the likelihood of developing dementia increases significantly with age. One in 14 people aged 65+ have dementia.
Although dementia can affect younger people too, it is much rarer. There are more than 42,000 people in the UK under 65 with dementia.
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