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Original title: there is one more Alzheimer's disease patient in the world every three seconds

According to the report released by the international Alzheimer's Association, there were more than 50 million Alzheimer's patients worldwide in 2018, and an elderly person was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease every three seconds.

September 21 is world Alzheimer's day, also known as' world Alzheimer's Day '.

Alzheimer's disease is mainly characterized by brain dysfunction and personality and behavior changes, such as memory loss, word failure, confusion of thinking, decline of judgment, etc., which seriously affect daily life. According to the report released by the international Alzheimer's Association, there were more than 50 million Alzheimer's patients worldwide in 2018, and an elderly person was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease every three seconds.

China has entered the rapid development stage of population aging, and the number of elderly population continues to rise. By the end of 2018, China's elderly population aged 60 and over had reached 249 million, accounting for 17.9% of the total population; The population aged 65 and over reached 166 million, accounting for 11.9% of the total population.

According to the national epidemiological survey of mental diseases in 2017, the prevalence rate of senile dementia among people aged 65 and over in China is 5.56%. According to this calculation, nearly 10 million elderly people in China suffer from senile dementia. The huge sick population has an increasingly strong demand for medical and health services and long-term care services, which puts forward severe challenges and higher requirements for the development of elderly health undertakings.

The recently released healthy China action (2019-2030) also focuses on the prevention of disability, dementia and other health problems of the elderly, requiring the growth rate of the prevalence of senile dementia to decline. Wang Haidong, director of the Department of aging health of the National Health Commission, stressed that doing a good job in disease prevention and intervention, reducing the incidence of diseases and delaying the progress of the disease course is the most economical and effective measure to improve the health level of the elderly and reduce the burden of care, which requires the joint efforts of the government, society, families and individuals. The majority of the elderly should also be the first responsible person for their own health, take the initiative to learn relevant knowledge and share a healthy and beautiful life.

​&# 8203;&# 8203;&# 8203;&# 8203;&# 8203;&# 8203; At the theme publicity activity of world Alzheimer's Day held by the National Health Commission and the office of the National Working Committee on aging, the National Health Commission released the core information of Alzheimer's disease prevention and intervention: forming a healthy lifestyle, reducing disease risk, knowing the early signs of Alzheimer's disease, timely medical treatment, active treatment, good family care Safeguard the dignity and basic rights of patients, care for caregivers and create a friendly social atmosphere, so as to enhance the prevention awareness of senile dementia in the whole society and gradually reduce the growth rate of the prevalence of senile dementia.