Causes of death and health conditions · Mental and nervous system

Dementia and Alzheimer's disease deaths in the UK

The Office for National Statistics recorded 72,272 deaths in England and Wales in 2025 where the underlying cause was Dementia and Alzheimers disease (ICD-10 F01, F03, G30). That was 3,999 more than in 2024 (68,273). It is the highest yearly figure since 2001.

The ONS table of leading causes of death for 2025 lists 6 causes for all ages over 1; Dementia and Alzheimers disease is 1st, with 72,272 deaths, 12.7% of all deaths in that age range.

England and Wales, 2025

72,272

deaths registered · ONS

Age-standardised rate, 2025

114.4

per 100,000 people · ONS

Scotland, 2024

6,612

deaths registered · NRS

Northern Ireland, 2024

2,009

deaths registered · NISRA

Deaths each year in England and Wales

Deaths registered in England and Wales from Dementia and Alzheimers disease, 2001 to 2025. Office for National Statistics.

Taking account of the population's size and age, the ONS age-standardised death rate was 114.4 per 100,000 people in 2025, 23.9% higher than in 2013 (92.3). For men it was 103.9 and for women 120.4.

In 2025, 26,398 of the deaths were of men and 45,874 of women.

Dementia and Alzheimer's disease, F01, F03, G30: deaths registered in England and Wales; rate per 100,000 from 2013.
Year	All	Men	Women	Age-standardised rate
2025	72,272	26,398	45,874	114.4
2024	68,273	24,926	43,347	111.0
2023	66,876	23,994	42,882	111.5
2022	65,967	23,332	42,635	111.8
2021	61,250	21,000	40,250	106.3
2020	70,047	24,125	45,922	123.2
2019	66,424	23,634	42,790	117.4
2018	69,478	23,752	45,726	125.8
2017	67,641	23,109	44,532	123.8
2016	62,948	21,201	41,747	116.9
2015	61,686	20,403	41,283	116.6
2014	51,498	17,177	34,321	98.3
2013	47,112	15,262	31,850	92.3
2012	43,857	13,984	29,873	–
2011	37,762	11,995	25,767	–
2010	25,106	7,347	17,759	–
2009	22,618	6,709	15,909	–
2008	22,841	6,687	16,154	–
2007	20,645	6,063	14,582	–
2006	18,190	5,281	12,909	–
2005	17,864	5,076	12,788	–
2004	17,568	4,993	12,575	–
2003	18,459	5,150	13,309	–
2002	17,573	5,112	12,461	–
2001	17,147	5,024	12,123	–

Age at death

Of the 72,272 deaths in 2025 with an age recorded, 95.6% were of people aged 75 or over; the largest number, 49,323, was in the 85 and over age group.

Deaths by age at death, England and Wales.
Age	2025: all	2025: men	2025: women	2001: all
Under 15	0	0	0	0
15 to 44	2	0	2	1
45 to 64	345	151	194	189
65 to 74	2,847	1,355	1,492	1,045
75 to 84	19,755	8,605	11,150	5,701
85 and over	49,323	16,287	33,036	10,211

Scotland

National Records of Scotland recorded 6,612 deaths from this cause in 2024 (2,350 men, 4,262 women). In 2011 the figure was 3,911.

Deaths registered in Scotland. National Records of Scotland, vital events reference tables, table 6.01.
Year	All	Men	Women
2024	6,612	2,350	4,262
2023	6,491	2,238	4,253
2022	6,277	2,138	4,139
2021	6,046	1,986	4,060
2020	6,352	2,179	4,173
2019	6,421	2,207	4,214
2018	6,484	2,187	4,297
2017	6,549	2,165	4,384
2016	5,571	1,818	3,753
2015	5,736	1,836	3,900
2014	4,915	1,575	3,340
2013	4,819	1,434	3,385
2012	4,609	1,385	3,224
2011	3,911	1,236	2,675

Northern Ireland

NISRA's Registrar General figures give 2,009 deaths from this cause registered in Northern Ireland in 2024, against 1,498 in 2014.

Deaths registered in Northern Ireland. NISRA, Registrar General Annual Report, table 6.4b.
Year	All	Men	Women
2024	2,009	703	1,306
2023	2,026	693	1,333
2022	2,017	644	1,373
2021	1,882	608	1,274
2020	1,991	661	1,330
2019	1,942	650	1,292
2018	2,048	650	1,398
2017	1,900	613	1,287
2016	1,847	559	1,288
2015	1,760	561	1,199
2014	1,498	435	1,063

NHS figures for England

People on GP registers (England)

OHID's Fingertips tool gives “Dementia: QOF prevalence” as 0.78% in England for 2024/25, covering 498,887 patients. The first figure in the series, for 2009/10, was 0.45%.

Period	Per cent	Number
2024/25	0.78%	498,887
2023/24	0.76%	482,051
2022/23	0.74%	460,330
2021/22	0.72%	443,902
2020/21	0.71%	430,857
2019/20	0.79%	474,537
2018/19	0.78%	464,860
2017/18	0.76%	446,548
2016/17	0.76%	443,839
2015/16	0.76%	436,805
2014/15	0.74%	419,073
2013/14	0.62%	348,973
2012/13	0.57%	318,669
2011/12	0.53%	293,738
2010/11	0.48%	266,697
2009/10	0.45%	249,463

Source: OHID Fingertips, indicator 247 (NHS England) · data read 2026-10-15 · SHA-256 fd181498bc994cf5…

Hospital admissions (England)

OHID's Fingertips tool gives “Dementia: Direct standardised rate of emergency admissions (aged 65 years and over)” (65+ yrs) as 3,517.3 per 100,000 in England for 2019/20, covering 374,432 admissions. The first figure in the series, for 2016/17, was 3,364.6 per 100,000.

Period	per 100,000	Number
2019/20	3,517.3 per 100,000	374,432
2018/19	3,479.8 per 100,000	360,930
2017/18	3,470.8 per 100,000	353,989
2016/17	3,364.6 per 100,000	336,626

Source: OHID Fingertips, indicator 91281 (OHID, based on NHS England and Office for National Statistics data) · data read 2026-10-15 · SHA-256 e601f4dea9c3a773…

How the figures are defined

Each death is counted once, under its underlying cause: the disease or injury that started the chain of events leading to death, as certified by a doctor or coroner and coded by the ONS to the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10). This page uses the ONS grouping “Dementia and Alzheimers disease”, codes F01, F03, G30. Other conditions mentioned on a death certificate are not counted here.

How deaths are registered and counted, how the age-standardised rate works and where the ONS series has breaks is set out under how these figures are compiled.

Sources and receipts

ONS mortality extracts for codes F01, F03, G30, with SHA-256 fingerprints; the ONS, NRS and NISRA workbooks are listed with the other sources.

Mortality statistics - underlying cause, sex and age (NM_161_1)
Office for National Statistics (Nomis) · read 2026-10-15 · SHA-256 6066204a46cb50dc… · publisher's page
Mortality statistics - underlying cause, sex and age (NM_161_1)
Office for National Statistics (Nomis) · read 2026-10-15 · SHA-256 cb9423830ca3f73c… · publisher's page

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