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Canberrans are more likely to die from dementia than any other cause, as experts warn that could increase further in coming years. Data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics showed that of the 2033 deaths recorded in the ACT during 2019, 201 were caused by dementia, or nearly 10 per cent. Women were more likely to die from dementia-related illnesses than men in the ACT, with the female death rate in Canberra last year almost double that for males. Men in the ACT were more likely to die…
