MLHU - Health Status Resource

Figure 7.5.3. Hospitalizations for dementia, by age group

Age-specific rate per 100,000 population, Middlesex-London, 2018

Figure 7.5.3. Hospitalizations for dementia, by age group
Source: 
Discharge Abstract Database (DAD), Date Extracted: Sep 17, 2019, Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, IntelliHEALTH Ontario; Population Estimates, Date Extracted: Sep 30, 2019, Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, IntelliHEALTH Ontario.

When comparing across all age groups, hospitalization rates for dementia increased with age in Middlesex-London in 2018. The rate was highest among those age 75 years and older (263.8 per 100,000).