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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Health
Storm Newton

The condition that remains the UK’s leading cause of death

An estimated 944,000 people in the UK live with dementia - (PA Wire)

Analysis has found that dementia was the leading cause of death in the UK in 2023.

Research by Alzheimer’s Research UK shows 75,393 people died from dementia in 2023, compared with 74,261 in the previous 12 months and 69,178 in 2021.

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