> 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