British researchers have revealed that one in five adults in England will be living with a serious illness by 2040. The number of seriously ill people will rise to nearly nine million, the researchers said, but experts believe that “managing these stresses can be achieved through careful planning.”
According to Sky News, a report said that this situation would lead to “additional pressure” on the NHS and would have “significant repercussions” on other public service.
Researchers said that the number of adults diagnosed with diseases such as cancer, diabetes and kidney disease will increase by 2.5 million, an increase of 37 percent compared to 2019 figures.
The researchers’ report was part of a four-year project led by the Public Health Foundation’s Real Foundation Center in partnership with the University of Liverpool, with the aim of focusing on adult ill health.
The researchers believe that “the management of these stresses can be achieved through careful planning” and that “the challenge of population aging” was a problem faced “worldwide”.
And the number of people who will suffer from a major disease in just over 15 years will reach 9.1 million, from roughly one in six of the adult population in 2019 to nearly one in five.
About 80 percent of the 2.5 million increase will be in people aged 70 or over as “baby boomers reach old age and increase life expectancy.”
Dementia cases are expected to rise by 45 percent by 2040, heart failure by 92 percent, cancer by 31 percent, diabetes by 49 percent, chronic pain by 32 percent, and anxiety or depression by 16 percent.
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