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Dementia

Commons · Question 65722 · Tabled 8 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 14 Jul 2025

Question

Asked by Gregory Campbell

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of people with dementia in (a) 2025 and (b) 2029.

Answer

Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 14 Jul 2025

No specific estimate has been made for the number of people with dementia in 2029.The Dementia Surveillance Factsheet estimates that, in May 2025, there were 740,640 people aged 65 years old and over estimated to have dementia in England. Of these, 485,65...