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. 2024 Aug 27;101(1):277–292. doi: 10.3233/JAD-240163

Table 3.

Estimated attributable dementia spending, by World Bank income groups and GBD super regions, 2050 – baseline and alternative scenarios

Cost attributable to
dementia 2050 (In
millions of USD)
Cost per person
attributable to
dementia – baseline
(USD)
Cost per person
attributable to
dementia –
accelerated diagnosis
rates
Cost per person
attributable to
dementia –
accelerated unit costs
Cost per person
attributable to
dementia – accelerated
nursing homed based
care rates
Cost per person
attributable to
dementia – decelerated
nursing homed based
care rates
Global $2 478 000
(1 218 200–4 581 500)
$268
(132–490)
$273
(134–499)
$336
(177–575)
$282
(142–509)
$236
(117–434)
World Bank Income Group
High income $1 038 000
(560 200–1 711 400)
$863
(459–1 425)
$892
(475–1 475)
$1 364
(691–2 296)
$966
(512–1 571)
$826
(440–1 366)
Upper middle income $1 353 100
(605 500–2 739 100)
$525
(234–1 044)
$527
(235–1 048)
$532
(241–1 042)
$526
(235–1 047)
$426
(183–878)
Lower middle income $71 200
(31 900–130 500)
$18
(8–33)
$18
(8–34)
$18
(8–33)
$18
(8–33)
$17
(7–32)
Low income $15 700
(8 000–24 700)
$11
(5–17)
$11
(5–17)
$11
(6–17)
$11
(5–17)
$11
(5–17)
Global Burden of Disease Super Regions
Central Europe,
Eastern Europe, and
Central Asia
$84 500
(38 800–149 200)
$218
(102–398)
$224
(105–411)
$227
(113–394)
$219
(102–400)
$216
(98–390)
High-income $995 800
(541 600–1 638 500)
$917
(490–1 522)
$948
(507–1 576)
$1 461
(748–2 469)
$1 029
(544–1 683)
$879
(471–1 457)
Latin America and
Caribbean
$52 200
(23 900–93 100)
$79
(36–141)
$81
(37–145)
$97
(50–164)
$81
(37–143)
$75
(34–136)
North Africa and
Middle East
$30 700
(13 600–57 200)
$36
(16–68)
$39
(17–73)
$46
(22–81)
$38
(17–71)
$31
(13–59)
South Asia $31 700
(15 200–55 300)
$15
(7–27)
$15
(7–27)
$15
(7–27)
$15
(7–27)
$14
(7–25)
Southeast Asia, East
Asia, and Oceania
$1 257 200
(556 200–2 564 000)
$626
(278–1 255)
$626
(278–1 255)
$630
(284–1 256)
$627
(278–1 256)
$502
(213–1 047)
Sub-Saharan Africa $25 800
(12 600–42 700)
$12
(6–20)
$12
(6–20)
$12
(6–20)
$12
(6–20)
$12
(6–20)