David Okunlola
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PhD candidate, Department of Sociology, Florida State University. Interested in social and health demography and quantitative methods.
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Essential Demographic Methods - Kenneth W. Wachter
June 17, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Essential Demographic Methods - Kenneth W. Wachter
Reposted by David Okunlola
3/ But within each cohort, the percentage of people getting dementia is getting lower over time, as illustrated in this recent piece in @jama.com:
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam... #demography
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam... #demography
March 27, 2025 at 10:10 PM
3/ But within each cohort, the percentage of people getting dementia is getting lower over time, as illustrated in this recent piece in @jama.com:
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam... #demography
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam... #demography
Reposted by David Okunlola
2/ It’s true that an aging population will bring higher *numbers* of dementia cases. One study estimated the number of US adults living with dementia will rise from 5 million in 2019 to 10 million in 2050.
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Estimation of the global prevalence of dementia in 2019 and forecasted prevalence in 2050: an analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
Growth in the number of individuals living with dementia underscores the need for
public health planning efforts and policy to address the needs of this group. Country-level
estimates can be used to i...
www.thelancet.com
March 27, 2025 at 10:10 PM
2/ It’s true that an aging population will bring higher *numbers* of dementia cases. One study estimated the number of US adults living with dementia will rise from 5 million in 2019 to 10 million in 2050.
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
