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Cost of dementia to UK could almost double to £91bn by 2040, study finds

‘Colossal’ costs of disease include health and social care as well as societal costs such as legal fees and lost economic consumption

Dementia could cost the UK almost £91bn a year by 2040, as the number of people affected rises inexorably, a study has found.

The “colossal” costs of the disease are likely to more than double from an already “staggering” £42.5bn today to £90.6bn, according to research undertaken for the Alzheimer’s Society.

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