Table 3. Changes in the absolute number of cases in Mecklenburg–West Pomerania from 2005 to 2020 in 80– to 84-year-olds, as well as the number of cases in 2005 and 2020 and the proportion of the total number of cases. Forecasts based on the Rostock Center population forecast.

	Increase for 80- to 84-year-olds	Number of cases in 2005 (proportion of total patients)	Number of cases in 2020 (proportion of total patients)
Prevalence
Hypertension	+35 293	29 451 (4.8%)	64 744 (9.9%)
Diabetes	+15 107	12 107 (10.3%)	27 214 (19.0%)
Myocardial Infarction	+7225	4558 (11.1%)	11 783 (22.4%)
Stroke	+2860	2 271 (7.3%)	5131 (13.9%)
Osteoporosis	+8131	10 154 (15.2%)	18 285 (23.0%)
Dementia*	+16 760	11 543 (59.9%)	28 303 (76.9%)
Incidence
Cancer (colon)	+134	93 (12.8%)	228 (23.9%)
Total cancer	+1023	718 (8.3%)	1741 (16.5%)

^* 80 years old and older, no age limit