World Alzheimer Report

World Alzheimer Report 2012

The World Alzheimer Report 2012: Overcoming the stigma of dementia shares results from an international survey of people with dementia and carers on their personal experiences of stigma. The report also provides information on stigma and dementia, highlights programmes from around the world, and makes important recommendations which could help reduce stigma.

World Alzheimer Report 2011

The World Alzheimer Report 2011 shows that there are interventions that are effective in the early stages of dementia, some of which may be more effective when started earlier, and that there is a strong economic argument in favour of earlier diagnosis and timely intervention.

World Alzheimer Report 2010

The World Alzheimer Report 2010 provides the clearest, most comprehensive global picture yet of the economic impact of Alzheimer's disease and dementia.

The report includes an estimate of the worldwide cost of dementia, including direct medical costs, direct non-medical costs and costs of informal (family) care. The estimates are broken down by world region and include analysis of the differences between low and high income countries. The report also contains important policy recommendations and makes clear to key decision-makers that doing nothing is not an option.

The World Alzheimer Report 2010 is designed to build on the findings of the World Alzheimer Report 2009.

World Alzheimer Report 2009

The World Alzheimer Report 2009 presents the most comprehensive global prevalence study of dementia to date and looks at levels of mortality, disability, strain on carers and dependency. The report also offers examples of good national dementia plans and information on health service responses. Importantly, the report also includes eight recommendations that will provide a global framework for action on dementia.