Projected number of people with Parkinson disease in the most populous nations, 2005 through 2030

Abstract

Based on published prevalence studies, we used two different methodologies to project the number of individuals with Parkinson disease (PD) in Western Europe's 5 most and the world's 10 most populous nations. The number of individuals with PD over age 50 in these countries was between 4.1 and 4.6 million in 2005 and will double to between 8.7 and 9.3 million by 2030.

Epidemiology and etiology of Parkinson’s disease: a review of the evidence

“…specific population structure data estimated the number of individuals above age 50 with PD in the world at between 4.1 and 4.6 million in 2005. By year 2030 the number was projected to more than double to between 8.7 and 9.3 million [70].…”

Perioperatives Management und Anästhesie bei Parkinson-Krankheit

“…Hochrechnungen gehen von einer weltweiten Verdoppelung der Patienten mit Parkinson-Krankheit bis 2030 aus. Obwohl dieser Zuwachs v. a. der steigenden Lebenserwartung in den asiatischen Ländern zugerechnet wird, wird auch in Deutschland die Zahl der erkrankten Patienten in den kommenden Jahren deutlich wachsen [3]. Mit zunehmendem Alter, und damit verbunden, steigender Dauer und Schwere der Erkrankung erhöhen sich auch die Kosten pro Patient deutlich [4].…”

The association between HSD3B7 gene variant and Parkinson's disease in ethnic Chinese

“…It has an age‐dependent prevalence, and its burden at the population level is estimated to expand dramatically as the size of elderly population grows (Dorsey et al., 2007; Trinh & Farrer, 2013). The majority of patients with PD are sporadic forms, probably resulting from the interactions between genetic and environmental factors (Migliore & Coppede, 2009).…”