Britons of black and south Asian origin with dementia die younger, study finds

The stark disparities between ethnic groups were ‘concerning’, said the report’s lead author. Photograph: dragana991/Getty Images/iStockphoto

Britons of black and south Asian origin with dementia die younger and sooner after being diagnosed than white people, research has found.

South Asian people die 2.97 years younger and black people 2.66 years younger than their white counterparts, according to a study by academics from University College London and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.