Data published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has shown the following:
“Dementia and Alzheimer’s disease continued to be the top leading cause of death in England and Wales in 2023, with 66,876 deaths registered (11.6% of all deaths).”
This is the second year in a row that dementia has been recorded as the leading cause of death in England and Wales.
You can view the ONS data here: https://www.ons.gov.uk/releases/deathsregisteredinenglandandwales2023
Dementia UK have shared their thoughts on this data here: https://www.dementiauk.org/news/dementia-named-uk-leading-cause-of-death/