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People with dementia require substantial amounts of care, particularly social care. Their numbers are predictable from simple calculations applied to population projections . This indicator provides projected numbers of dementia sufferers Source: Mental Health Observatory: North East Public Health Observatory (NEPHO) Publisher: Mental Health Observatory: North East Public Health Observatory Geographies: Local Authority District (LAD), County/Unitary Authority, Government Office Region (GOR), National, Primary Care Trust (PCT) Geographic coverage: England Time coverage: 2008-2025 Type of data: Modelled data Notes: Population data are from the Office for National Statistics Subnational population projections for England (2007).