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Canada undercounts dementia deaths, undermining its entire strategy

Chart comparing top 5 Canadian mortality causes by methodology in 2021. Three columns show: WHO data for women (dementia #1), WHO data all Canadians (dementia #2), and Statistics Canada data all Canadians (dementia missing from top 5, ranked #9). Demonstrates how coding methodologies create different policy narratives about dementia's true burden.

Different death coding methods create a policy blind spot: Statistics Canada ranks dementia 9th, but WHO methodology shows it’s Canada’s 2nd leading cause of death, creating dangerous misalignment in spending.

Why Denmark’s dementia strategy delivers 1.5x better results than Canada’s

Chart showing comparison between Canada and Denmark on dementia policy production versus implementation readiness. Left panel shows total document production from 2010-2025, with Canada producing 25 dementia policy documents with minimal implementation (steep blue line rising to 25), while Denmark released and implemented only 3 policy documents (flat light blue line). Right panel shows DMT readiness scores with Canada at 43% and Denmark at 64%, representing a 1.5x difference in readiness. The chart illustrates that Canada's higher policy document production correlates with lower implementation success and DMT readiness compared to Denmark's focused approach.

What makes a strategy actually strategic? Canada has produced 25 dementia policies since 2010 with minimal impact, while Denmark implemented just 3 with superior results.

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