DEMENTIA accounted for more than a tenth of registered deaths in England and Wales in 2018, figures show. It was the top cause for women, while men’s top cause was heart-related. The total figure o…
DEMENTIA accounted for more than a tenth of registered deaths in England and Wales in 2018, figures show.Dementia accounted for more than a tenth of the registered deaths in England and Wales in 2018The total figure of 541,589 deaths last year was the highest for a decade, the Office for National Statistics said.
It pointed out mortality rates have remained generally stable since 2011, taking into account population size and age. Overall, mortality rates varied regionally, with London having the lowest mortality rate and the North East having the highest for women and men.VAPE WARNINGNHS should let fat people die - they’re weak not ill, says BBC’s BuerkGirl, 5, dies two days after being struck down with ‘normal sickness bug’Being fit at 50 slashes dementia risk by half, a study revealsOne million people in the UK will have dementia by 2021, according to the Alzheimer’s Society.
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