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  • Dataset | 27 Oct 2021

Cost of dementia in the EU in 2010

Dementia prevention

Cost per person and total costs of dementia in the EU in 2010

Source: Alzheimer’s Disease International (ADI). World Alzheimer Report 2010: The Global Economic Impact of Dementia; 2010 (pdf)

Country Cost per person* (€) Total costs (in million)
Belgium 14 226 2 160
Bulgaria 4 272 363
Czechia 8 727 923
Denmark 9 684 806
Germany 12 178 11 292
Estonia 7 108 110
Ireland 11 785 432
Greece 9 790 1 423
Spain 29 389 17 890
France 21 440 20 773
Croatia n/a n/a
Italy 11 022 8 909
Cyprus 9 677 66
Latvia 6 115 154
Lithuania 6 425 223
Luxembourg 28 069 141
Hungary 7 305 816
Malta 8 227 33
Netherlands 14 059 2 958
Austria 13 528 1 451
Poland  6 930 2 480
Portugal 8 498 1 135
Romania 5 206 1 037
Slovenia 9 427 215
Slovakia 7 313 314
Finland 12 839 1 410
Sweden 26 737 2 942

* Weighted mean by prevalence in each country.