TY - JOUR AU - Michalowsky, Bernhard AU - Hoffmann, Wolfgang AU - Riedel-Heller, Steffi AU - Kohring, Claudia AU - Teipel, Stefan AU - Akmatov, Manas K AU - Bohlken, Jens AU - Holstiege, Jakob TI - Decline in Incidence and Prevalence of Dementia: An Analysis of Outpatient Claims Data - Rückgang der Demenzdiagnosen im niedergelassenen Bereich: Eine Auswertung von vertragsärztlichen Abrechnungsdaten JO - Deutsches Ärzteblatt international VL - 122 IS - 14 SN - 1866-0452 CY - Köln PB - Dt. Ärzte-Verl. M1 - DZNE-2025-00982 SP - 373 - 378 PY - 2025 AB - An increase in dementia is expected worldwide because of the aging of the population. However, recent studies suggest that its incidence is declining.Claims data from the German statutory health insurance system (covering 88 KW - Humans KW - Dementia: epidemiology KW - Dementia: diagnosis KW - Female KW - Aged KW - Male KW - Germany: epidemiology KW - Incidence KW - Prevalence KW - Aged, 80 and over KW - Sex Distribution KW - Age Distribution KW - Outpatients: statistics & numerical data KW - Insurance Claim Review: statistics & numerical data LB - PUB:(DE-HGF)16 C6 - pmid:40526579 DO - DOI:10.3238/arztebl.m2025.0090 UR - https://pub.dzne.de/record/280898 ER -