加拿大的痴呆症病例急剧上升,妇女和亚裔社区受影响最大,专家们敦促采取行动解决系统性不平等和年轻发病病例。 Dementia cases in Canada are rising sharply, with women and Asian communities most affected, and experts urge action on systemic inequities and young-onset cases.

痴呆症影响到65万多加拿大人,预计病例将急剧上升,到2030年将达到近100万,到2050年将增加187%。 Dementia affects over 650,000 Canadians, with cases projected to rise sharply, reaching nearly 1 million by 2030 and increasing 187% by 2050. 妇女受到的影响特别大,占病例的三分之二,而亚洲人口预计到本世纪中期将占患有痴呆症人口的四分之一。 Women are disproportionately affected, making up two-thirds of cases, while the Asian population is expected to represent one in four people with dementia by mid-century. 不同社区的风险因族裔、种族、性别、性别和年龄等因素而异。 Risk varies across communities due to factors like ethnicity, race, sex, gender, and age. 加拿大阿尔茨海默氏协会的一份新报告强调,必须解决殖民化和种族主义等系统性问题,并呼吁加大对年轻痴呆症的支持力度,这可能会影响到20和30岁的人。 A new report by the Alzheimer Society of Canada underscores the need to address systemic issues such as colonization and racism, and calls for greater support for young onset dementia, which can affect individuals in their 20s and 30s.