How Common is Vascular Dementia?
Vascular dementia is the second most common type of dementia after Alzheimer’s disease (Merck, 2007). About 20% of all people with dementia have some vascular dementia. It has been estimated that 1.5% of the population in Western countries like the United States have vascular dementia. Vascular dementia is most common in people over age 60, and the risk of developing vascular dementia increases with age (Alagiakrishnan and Masaki, 2007). Additionally, individuals are much more likely to develop vascular dementia following a stroke than at other times.
