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| Dementia, including Alzheimer's Disease, has overtaken heart disease as the leading cause of death in England and Wales, latest figures reveal. | Dementia, including Alzheimer's Disease, has overtaken heart disease as the leading cause of death in England and Wales, latest figures reveal. |
| The Office for National Statistics says the change is largely because people are living for longer and doctors have got better at spotting dementia. | |
| Last year, more than 61,000 people died of dementia - 11.6% of all recorded deaths. | Last year, more than 61,000 people died of dementia - 11.6% of all recorded deaths. |
| The bulk of these dementia deaths were among women. | The bulk of these dementia deaths were among women. |
| Dementia and Alzheimer disease accounted for 15.2% of all female deaths, up from 13.4% in 2014. | Dementia and Alzheimer disease accounted for 15.2% of all female deaths, up from 13.4% in 2014. |
| For men, however, heart disease remained the leading cause of death in 2015. | For men, however, heart disease remained the leading cause of death in 2015. |
| All types of cancer as a group was still the most common cause of death overall. | All types of cancer as a group was still the most common cause of death overall. |
| In the youngest age group, aged 5 to 19, suicide was the leading cause of death. | |
| Among women aged 35 to 49, breast cancer was the biggest killer. |