Current estimates are that in 2003 at least 200, 000 Australian’s suffered from dementia (about 1% of the population). A new report, Dementia Estimates and Projections: Australian States and Territories, commissioned from Access Economics by Alzheimer’s Australia, estimates that nearly 1000 people will be diagnosed with dementia every week – and that by 2050, nearly 3% of the population (about 720,000 Australian’s) will suffer from dementia.
NHMRC funding on research into Alzheimer’s disease and other dementia’s has grown from less than $3 million for 37 research grants at the start of the current decade to just on $22 million for 106 active grants in 2009. Funding in 2009 increased by 24% from $17.8 million in 2008.
Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias
|
Calender Year |
Financial Year |
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
2000 |
$2,631,150 |
2000-01 |
$2,775,776 |
|
2001 |
$3,776,178 |
2001-02 |
$5,127,769 |
|
2002 |
$5,562,906 |
2002-03 |
$5,618,788 |
|
2003 |
$6,431,228 |
2003-04 |
$7,033,268 |
|
2004 |
$6,991,514 |
2004-05 |
$7,946,278 |
|
2005 |
$8,837,529 |
2005-06 |
$9,665,943 |
|
2006 |
$11,256,228 |
2006-07 |
$12,304,122 |
|
2007 |
$13,526,899 |
2007-08 |
$14,755,811 |
|
2008 |
$17,803,442 |
2008-09 |
$21,409,495 |
|
2009 |
$22,075,931 |
2009-2010 |
$19,552,912 |
|
Work Sheet Type |
Date |
Status |
|---|---|---|
|
The Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias Dataset (XLS, 304KB) |
05/Jan/10 |
Updated |
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