§ Mr. CoxTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will estimate the incidence of Alzheimer's disease in England and Wales. [85215]
§ Mr. HuttonThere are no data specifically relating to the incidence of Alzheimer's disease in England and Wales. The overall incidence rate after the age of 65 across Western Europe is 18.3 cases per 1,000 person years.
It is estimated that approximately 600,000 people over 65, or 5 per cent. of that population in the United Kingdom, suffer from dementia. Alzheimer's Disease accounts for just over half.