The Australian |
Longer lives make dementia the No 2 killer
The Australian In 2013, the period analysed by the ABS, dementia and Alzheimer's were listed as the cause of 10,993 deaths, relegating strokes and other cerebrovascular diseases to third (10,549) but still well behind heart disease (19,766). The number of deaths due … Deaths from Alzheimer's, dementia rise 137 pct in past decade in Australia: report Deaths from Alzheimer's, dementia rise 137 pct in past decade in Australia Dementia now Australia's second leading cause of death |
