06.02.10. Is there evidence of associations between dementia and poverty? | Indonesia

06.02.10. Is there evidence of associations between dementia and poverty? | Indonesia

20 Apr 2022

There is no evidence of association between dementia and poverty in Indoensia.

Badan Pusat Statistik (Statistics Indonesia) uses a basic needs approach to define poverty. Living in poverty is defined as monthly per capita expense (food and non-food commodities) lower than the established poverty line. As of March 2019 the poverty line in Indonesia was Rp 425.250,-/capita/month. Approximately 25.14 million people (9.41% of the national population) were defined as living in poverty. This number in 2019 represents a historically all-time low (Badan Pusat Statistik, 2019a). Although there has been no evidence regarding association between dementia and poverty in Indonesia, Yogyakarta is one of the provinces with high rates of poverty (11.7%) (Badan Pusat Statistik, 2019a). However, this is not the case for Bali. Therefore, it is not possible to draw a conclusion based on these data.

References:

Badan Pusat Statistik. (2019a). Berita Resmi Statistik.