> DEMENTIA BY THE NUMBERS

61,568

Japanese centenarians today

153

Japanese centenarians in 1963

1 in 5

Elderly Japanese who will have dementia in 2025

1 million

Nurses and care workers needed by 2025 to deal with dementia

40%

Percentage of Japan’s population that will be over 65 in 2060

15,731

Number of over-65 Japanese abused by families or relatives, according to a 2013 survey

14.5 trillion yen

Cost of dementia on the Japanese economy in 2013

6.2 trillion yen

Estimated cost of informal care for dementia

24.3 trillion yen

Estimated cost of dementia in 2060