General Article Dementia: five charts that help explain Britain’s biggest killer

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From a diagnosis lottery to a spiralling bill we look at the UK’s battle with the disease.

By Michael Goodier and Raphael Boyd

The number of people living with dementia in England is at an all-time high, with close to half a million diagnosed cases as of June 2024.

Dementia – Britain’s biggest ki...

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