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<p>The dementia diagnosis rate is not calculated for patients aged under 65 years
old. This is because the numbers of patients known to have dementia in the sample
population age groups comprising those aged between zero and 64 years old are not
large enough for reliable estimates to be made.</p><p>The dementia diagnosis rate
for patients aged 65 years old and over is calculated and published monthly via the
Primary Care Dementia Data publication, which is available at the following link:</p><p><a
href="https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/primary-care-dementia-data"
target="_blank">https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/primary-care-dementia-data</a></p><p>This
publication does include a monthly count of the number of patients aged 65 years old
and under who do have a dementia diagnosis on their patient record; this is expressed
as a raw count and as a percentage of registered patients aged between zero and 64
years old.</p>
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