Prevalence and Incidence of Dementia in South Korea: A Nationwide Analysis of the National Health Insurance Service Senior Cohort

摘要

Dementia is rapidly becoming more common in the elderly population of South Korea, and there are regional difference in its demographics. This study investigated the trajectories in the prevalence and incidence of dementia based on the Seoul metropolitan area and other areas in South Korea using big data from the National Health Insurance Service (NHIS).