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The symptoms of dementia may be similar regardless of a person's age, but younger people often have different needs, and therefore require some different support. There is a wider range of diseases that cause early onset dementia and a younger person is much more likely to have a rarer form of dementia. However, people under 65 do not generally have the co-existing long-term medical conditions of older people – for example diseases of the heart and circulation. They are usually physically fitter and dementia may be the only serious condition that a younger person is living with (Alzheimers Society, 2015). The following chart shows the numbers of people with early onset dementia in Pembrokeshire, Ceredigion, Carmarthenshire and Wales.
The Alzheimers Society predict a small decrease in the numbers of people aged 30-64 with early onset dementia by 2035 (Alzheimers Society). The following graph shows how this trend will affect the population in West Wales.
Figure 11:4 Predicted number of people aged 30-64 with early onset dementia
Source: Welsh Government
Suicide in people aged 15 + is also relatively rare however the following graph suggests there is predicted to be a small increase in the numbers by 2035. Suicide reaches its peak among males between the ages of 20-39 and for females between the ages of 40-54 (Welsh Assembly Government, 2008).
Figure 11:5 Predicted number of mortalities of people aged 15+ from suicide
Source: Welsh Government
West Wales Population Assessment March 2017 Mental health