06.02.02. Please outline the total deaths and Years of Life Lost (YLL) due to dementia and the source of these estimates | South Africa

06.02.02. Please outline the total deaths and Years of Life Lost (YLL) due to dementia and the source of these estimates | South Africa

14 Aug 2022

According to the Global Burden Disease Study (2017), the South Africa’s years of life lost due to Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias for 2016 were estimated at 86571,76 person-years (0.41%) (Global Burden Disease Study, 2017c).

References:

Global Burden Disease Study. (2017c). Global Burden Disease study: Results Tool (YLLs).