TABLE 2.
Estimated dementia prevalence and number of persons with dementia by selected states and union territories
| State/territory | Projected 60+ population in 2016 (×1000)a |
Estimated prevalence in 2017—2019c |
95% CI | Estimated/projected no. of persons with dementia (×1000) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 2036 | ||||
| Jammu & Kashmir | 1047 | 11.04 | (7.27 to 14.82) | 116 | 253 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 829 | 8.43 | (4.71 to 12.15) | 70 | 129 |
| Punjab | 3335 | 5.19 | (3.25 to 7.12) | 173 | 310 |
| Uttarakhand | 1046 | 6.27 | (3.78 to 8.76) | 66 | 121 |
| Haryana | 2509 | 5.78 | (3.37 to 8.20) | 145 | 279 |
| Delhi | 1496 | 4.50 | (1.88 to 7.12) | 67 | 170 |
| Rajasthan | 5783 | 7.30 | (5.01 to 9.59) | 422 | 847 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 16,658 | 7.92 | (6.04 to 9.80) | 1319 | 2430 |
| Bihar | 8096 | 5.69 | (4.21 to 7.18) | 461 | 922 |
| Assam | 2367 | 8.47 | (5.76 to 11.18) | 201 | 456 |
| West Bengal | 9232 | 9.23 | (6.88 to 11.58) | 852 | 1734 |
| Jharkhand | 2704 | 7.17 | (4.60 to 9.75) | 194 | 398 |
| Odisha | 4522 | 9.87 | (7.23 to 12.51) | 446 | 824 |
| Chhattisgarh | 2210 | 6.96 | (4.49 to 9.44) | 154 | 317 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 6168 | 6.75 | (4.47 to 9.03) | 416 | 844 |
| Gujarat | 5836 | 6.47 | (4.10 to 8.83) | 377 | 812 |
| Maharashtra | 12,726 | 7.61 | (5.68 to 9.55) | 969 | 1780 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 5759 | 7.74 | (4.92 to 10.57) | 446 | 795 |
| Karnataka | 6640 | 7.61 | (4.38 to 10.83) | 505 | 941 |
| Kerala | 5011 | 8.27 | (5.66 to 10.88) | 414 | 696 |
| Tamil Nadu | 8923 | 6.13 | (4.03 to 8.23) | 547 | 996 |
| Telangana | 3675 | 8.27 | (6.15 to 10.40) | 304 | 558 |
| NE states excl. Assamb | 1124 | 7.35 | (5.29 to 9.41) | 83 | 199 |
| India | 118,185 | 7.43 | (6.35 to 8.51) | 8778 | 16,892 |
a
Source: Census of India 2011.26 Population projection information is not available from the Census for the following states and union territories: Chandigarh, Daman & Diu, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Goa, Lakshadweep, Puducherry, Andaman & Nicobar.
b
Population size includes Sikkim, but the dementia prevalence rate estimate does not.
c
Author calculated based on LASI and LASI-DAD.
Abbreviations: LASI, Longitudinal Aging Study in India; LASI-DAD, Harmonized Diagnostic Assessment of Dementia for Longitudinal Aging Study in India.