Women With Dementia Finally Top The Mortality Tables In The UK, But Men Still Come 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th and 10th.

2016-11-14T23:20:18+00:00

The number of deaths from dementia are pretty evenly matched up until the age of 80, beyond which many more women are alive than men to get the age related disease.

The bulk of the dementia deaths seen were among women - 41,283, compared to 20,403 dementia deaths in men in 2015.

The difference between the number of 80+ deaths is 18416, 12943 of that number is for people aged 90+. Women over 90 outnumber men by around the same ratio as the excess number of deaths for that age bracket. Between 80 - 85 there are around 50% more women than men, which again accounts for the majority of the differences in deaths for that age bracket.

I wouldn't have commented if it wasn't for the dramatic quote in the article that made women living longer seem like a medical f-ing crisis.

-redditardation- · 2016-11-14T18:42:03+00:00

I guess it's time to get ready for the inevitable feminist backlash.

Humanity, reality, health & Existence are sexist.

Being female is the leading cause of death.

rawbface · 2016-11-14T21:02:06+00:00

I don't understand the title of this post. How can "men" come in multiple places?

Lumberingfeather · 2016-11-14T23:42:46+00:00

Female privilege in action - women live longer so are more likely to suffer dementia.

/s (mostly)

Comments