Editing Dementia (section)

=== Impact on society ===
Globally, the fastest increase in serious health-related suffering by 2060 is expected to occur among people with dementia.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Sleeman |first1=Katherine E |last2=de Brito |first2=Maja |last3=Etkind |first3=Simon |last4=Nkhoma |first4=Kennedy |last5=Guo |first5=Ping |last6=Higginson |first6=Irene J |last7=Gomes |first7=Barbara |last8=Harding |first8=Richard |date=2019-05-22 |title=The escalating global burden of serious health-related suffering: projections to 2060 by world regions, age groups, and health conditions |journal=The Lancet Global Health |language=en |volume=7 |issue=7 |pages=e883–e892 |doi=10.1016/S2214-109X(19)30172-X |pmc=6560023 |pmid=31129125}}</ref> Many countries consider the care of people living with dementia a national priority and invest in resources and education to better inform health and social service workers, unpaid caregivers, relatives and members of the wider community. Several countries have authored national plans or strategies.<ref>{{cite news |date=April 2012 |title=National Alzheimer and Dementia Plans Planned Policies and Activities (PDF) |url=http://www.alz.co.uk/sites/default/files/national-alzheimer-and-dementia-plans.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120518062839/http://www.alz.co.uk/sites/default/files/national-alzheimer-and-dementia-plans.pdf |archive-date=May 18, 2012 |access-date=December 3, 2012 |publisher=Alzheimer's Disease International |location=London}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Addressing Alzheimer's and Other Types of Dementia:Israeli National Strategy Summary Document of the Interdisciplinary, Inter-Organizational Group of Experts » Brookdale |url=http://brookdale.jdc.org.il/en/publication/addressing-alzheimers-types-dementiaisraeli-national-strategy-summary-document-interdisciplinary-inter-organizational-group-experts/ |access-date=June 4, 2018 |work=Brookdale}}</ref> These plans recognize that people can live reasonably with dementia for years, as long as the right support and timely access to a diagnosis are available. 

Former British Prime Minister [[David Cameron]] described dementia as a "national crisis", affecting then 800,000 people in the United Kingdom.<ref>{{Cite web |title='Dementia challenge' launched |url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/dementia-challenge-launched |access-date=2025-04-22 |website=GOV.UK |language=en}}</ref>