Age
The chance of developing dementia varies from person to person. Everyone has some risk because age is the strongest risk factor and we're all growing older.
6 out of 100
people aged 75–79 will have dementia.
Use the slider to explore how our risk of dementia changes with age.
Age isn't the only thing that affects how likely we are to develop dementia – genes, lifestyle choices and other health conditions can also have an impact.