Slovenia
2013: The prevalence of dementia in Europe
Alzheimer Europe estimates the number of people with dementia in Slovenia as 32,034 in 2012. This represents 1.57% of the total population 2,040,057. The number of people with dementia as a percentage of the population is slightly higher than the EU average, 1.55%. The following table shows the estimated number of people with dementia between 30 and 59 and for every 5-year age group thereafter.
Spomincica (Forget Me Not), the Slovenian Alzheimer Association, estimates that 30,000 people have dementia in Slovenia and that 1% of people under 60 have dementia. It is also estimated that only 50% of the population with dementia has been diagnosed in Slovenia.
Age group | Men with dementia | Women with dementia | Total |
30 - 59 | 744 | 405 | 1,149 |
60 - 64 | 131 | 600 | 731 |
65 - 69 | 830 | 729 | 1,559 |
70 - 74 | 1,182 | 1,830 | 3,012 |
75 - 79 | 1,961 | 3,396 | 5,357 |
80 - 84 | 2,398 | 5,730 | 8,128 |
85 - 89 | 1,490 | 6,102 | 7,593 |
90 - 94 | 494 | 3,251 | 3,745 |
95+ | 94 | 668 | 762 |
Total | 9,324 | 22,711 | 32,034 |
Last Updated: Monday 24 February 2014