Projected costs of dementia and quality adjusted life years lost between 2020‐2050: a population‐based microsimulation study

The total cost of dementia has passed the $1 trillion mark in 2018 and dementia was the sixth most burdensome disease in 2016, causing an immense loss of quality adjusted life years (QALYs). Due to population ageing, costs and burden will further increase. We have quantified the expected future increase in costs and QALYs lost due to dementia.