Alzheimer’s Society have warned dementia is taking a growing and disproportionate toll on women, after new analysis found deaths among women in England and Wales have climbed back to their highest level in five years – 45,874 in 2025, as the charity calls for dementia to be put firmly at the top of the health agenda as it remains the leading cause of death over other major health conditions – responsible for one in eight deaths last year.

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