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Table 5 Cost of dementia care (informal/formal) in Australia 2010 - 2040 with and without interventions ($A billion dollars 2010 equivalent)

From: Who pays and who benefits? How different models of shared responsibilities between formal and informal carers influence projections of costs of dementia management

 

No intervention

Delay progression (2 yr)

Delay onset (2 yr)

 

Informal

Formal

Total

Informal

Formal

Total

Informal

Formal

Total

2010

3.2

5.0

8.2

.

.

.

.

.

.

2020

5.1

7.8

12.9

4.5

7.8

12.3

4.8

6.5

11.3

2030

8.0

11.7

19.7

7.1

11.7

18.7

7.2

9.6

16.8

2040

11.6

16.7

28.3

10.2

16.6

26.8

10.5

13.8

24.3