❓ WA parliamentary question regarding projected dementia and Alzheimer's cases in Western Australia for 2015, 2020, and 2030. The Health Department relies on external reports for projections and provides estimates based on those figures.
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(1) What projections, if any, have been made by the Health Department as to the number of Western Australians anticipated to be suffering from all forms of dementia in 2015, 2020, and 2030?
(2) What projections, if any, have been made by the Health Department as to the number of Western Australians anticipated to be suffering from Alzheimer's disease in 2015, 2020, and 2030?
(2) What projections, if any, have been made by the Health Department as to the number of Western Australians anticipated to be suffering from Alzheimer's disease in 2015, 2020, and 2030?
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Answered
12 June 2012
Responded by
Minister for Health
Response time
28 days
(1) WA Health has not undertaken specific work in relation to projections of dementia in Western Australia.
WA Health is using the projections in the report
Dementia across Australia 2011 - 2050
, September 2011by Deloitte Access Economics and commissioned by Alzheimer's Australia.
The
Dementia across Australia 2011 - 2050
, September 2011 Deloitte Access Economics report notes that for Western Australia the projection for dementia including Alzheimer's is:
- 29,041 people in 2015
- 36,509 people in 2020
- 46,331 people in 2030
(2) In the WA Dementia Model of Care, published July 2011, Alzheimer's disease is noted to account for between 50 to 70 percent of all dementia cases. Using this estimate along with the Deloitte Access Economic dementia projections, the rate of Alzheimer's disease in Western Australia is expected to be in the range:
- 14,521 and 20,329 people with Alzheimer's disease in 2015
- 18,255 and 25,556 people with Alzheimer's disease in 2020
- 23,166 and 32,432 people with Alzheimer's disease in 2030
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WA Health is using the projections in the report
Dementia across Australia 2011 - 2050
, September 2011by Deloitte Access Economics and commissioned by Alzheimer's Australia.
The
Dementia across Australia 2011 - 2050
, September 2011 Deloitte Access Economics report notes that for Western Australia the projection for dementia including Alzheimer's is:
- 29,041 people in 2015
- 36,509 people in 2020
- 46,331 people in 2030
(2) In the WA Dementia Model of Care, published July 2011, Alzheimer's disease is noted to account for between 50 to 70 percent of all dementia cases. Using this estimate along with the Deloitte Access Economic dementia projections, the rate of Alzheimer's disease in Western Australia is expected to be in the range:
- 14,521 and 20,329 people with Alzheimer's disease in 2015
- 18,255 and 25,556 people with Alzheimer's disease in 2020
- 23,166 and 32,432 people with Alzheimer's disease in 2030
Notice: This document is created or edited using unregistered or evaluation copy of rtLib valid for testing or development purposes only. To use it for productive or any other purposes please register it. You may purchase the license on
http://www.rtlib.com
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