Of the 10 leading causes of DALYs in Mexico’s older population, seven conditions are age-related, namely diabetes mellitus, ischemic heart disease, chronic kidney disease, and other organ diseases, Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias, cerebrovascular diseases, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Alzheimer’s and other dementias represent the fifth main cause of DALYS (disability-adjusted life-years) in Mexican older persons (Parra-Rodríguez et al., 2019). However, no accurate data is available on the total deaths due to dementia.

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Parra-Rodríguez, L., González-Meljem, J. M., Gómez-Dantés, H., Gutiérrez-Robledo, L. M., López-Ortega, M., García-Peña, C., & Medina-Campos, R. H. (2019). The Burden of Disease in Mexican Older Adults: Premature Mortality Challenging a  Limited-Resource Health System. Journal of Aging and Health, 898264319836514. https://doi.org/10.1177/0898264319836514