Data on the burden of disease in the last years of life are an important basis for health policy
decisions and the allocation of health care resources. Since dementia is one of the most …

We assessed the prevalence of morbidity in long‐lived individuals according to age and age
at death and explored the association between dementia and other diseases and surviving …

Background It is important to understand the effects of population ageing on disease burden
and explore conditions that drive poor health in later life to prevent or manage these. We …

Background Previous estimates of the lifetime risk of dementia are restricted to older age
groups and may suffer from selection bias. In this study, we estimated the lifetime risk of …

Introduction There have been recent reports about a decline in dementia incidence, but only
little is known about trends in the mortality of patients with dementia. Only the simultaneous …

Background: Dementia is associated with increased mortality. However, it is not clear
whether causes of death in people with dementia have changed over time. Objective: To …

Mental and behavioral disorders represent four of the 10 leading causes of disability
worldwide, and are estimated to account for 12% of the global burden of disease (World …

Background: Knowing which diseases and causes of death account for most of the years of
life lost (YLL) can help to better target appropriate prevention and intervention measures …

Background The further development of public-health approaches for the prevention of
dementia requires estimates of the number of people with dementia, trends in incidence and …

Background Age of onset is an important outcome to characterize a population with a
chronic disease. With respect to social, cognitive, and physical aspects for patients and …