Early signs of dementia to watch out for as global cases set to triple by 2050

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The number of people with dementia across the globe is expected to almost triple by 2050. A study published in The Lancet Public Health is expected to grow from 57 million globally in 2019 to 153 million in just under three decades.

Figures in the UK are set to increase sharply from 907,000 recorded in 2019 to 1.6 million in 2050. Experts on the study looked at four risk factors for the conditions - including high blood sugar, smoking, obesity and low education.

Identifying these risk factors allowed the experts to assess the potential impact they could have in the future.For example, improvements in global education access are projected to reduce global dementia prevalence by 6.2 million cases by 2050.But this will be countered by anticipated trends in obesity, high blood sugar, and smoking, which are expected to result in an additional 6.8 million dementia cases.Dementia cases will rise in every country, with the smallest estimated increases in high-income Asia Pacific (53%) and western Europe (74%), the study suggests.According to the estimates, the largest growth will be in north Africa and the Middle East (367%) and eastern sub-Saharan Africa (357%).Did you know you can keep up to date with the latest news by signing up to our daily newsletter?We send a morning and lunchtime newsletter covering the latest headlines every day.We also send coronavirus updates at 5pm on weekdays, and a round up of the week's must-read stories on Sunday afternoons.Signing up is simple, easy and free.You can pop your email address into the sign up box above, hit Subscribe and we'll do the rest.Alternatively, you can sign up and check out the rest of our newsletters here.In western Europe, the number of dementia cases is expected to