Table 2. Forecast of the number of cases of prevalent or incident age-associated diseases in Mecklenburg–West Pomerania in 2005 and 2020, as well as the percentage and absolute changes in the number of cases in 2020 in comparison to 2005: based on the population forecast of the Rostock Center and the Statistical Office of Mecklenburg–West Pomerania.
| 2005 | 2020 | ||||
| Based on the Population Forecast of the Rostock Center | Based on the Population Forecast of the Statistical Office of Mecklenburg–West Pomerania | ||||
| Mecklenburg-West Pomerania | Number of Cases | Number of Cases | Change | Number of Cases | Change |
| Prevalence | |||||
| Hypertension | 618 855 | 657 423 | +6.2% (+38 568) | 650 858 | +5.2% (+32 003) |
| Diabetes | 117 919 | 143 138 | +21.4% (+25 219) | 141 125 | +19.7% (+23 206) |
| Myocardial infarction | 40 976 | 52 560 | +28.3% (+11 584) | 51 549 | +25.8% (+10 573) |
| Stroke | 31 322 | 36 969 | +18.0% (+5646) | 36 422 | +16.3% (+5100) |
| Osteoporosis | 66 629 | 79 636 | +19.5% (+13 006) | 79 053 | +18.7% (+12 423) |
| Dementia | 19 271 | 36 826 | +91.1% (+17 555) | 34 724 | +80.2% (+15 453) |
| Incidence | |||||
| Cancer (colon) | 728 | 953 | +31.0% (+225) | 936 | +28.6% (+208) |
| Total cancer | 8612 | 10 560 | +22.6% (+1948) | 10 388 | +20.6% (+1776) |