Reference Adelman, Blanchard, Rait, Leavey and Livingston13– Reference Seabrooke and Milne15 Furthermore, ethnic minorities are more likely to come from low socioeconomic backgrounds, which is associated with their likelihood of developing dementia. Reference Richards, Brayne, Dening, Abas, Carter and Price10, Reference Chui and Gatz12 They are highly susceptible to risk factors known to increase the likelihood of dementia, showing higher prevalence for diseases and conditions such as diabetes, heart disease, hypertension and obesity. These older ethnic minorities are at particularly high risk for receiving a diagnosis of dementia. Reference Mukadam, Cooper and Livingston11

Reference Richards, Brayne, Dening, Abas, Carter and Price10 Whereas previously many ethnic minorities would return to their home country as they grew older, many people from minority backgrounds who migrated in between the 1950s and 1970s as young adults are now choosing to permanently reside in the UK in their old age. In countries such as the UK, there is also a growing ageing ethnic minority population. Currently, there are an estimated 88 languages other than English spoken in the UK, with over 8% of the population not having English as a first language, and over 864 000 people struggling or unable to speak it. Reference Lievesley9 This includes non-English speakers. Because of the impact of globalisation, many Western countries, including the UK, have formed significant ethnic minority populations currently 14% of the UK population identify as an ethnic minority, 8 and this is estimated to increase to 20% by 2051.

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