Alzheimers Research UK

Dementia Statistics Hub

Alzheimer’s Research UK (ARUK) is the UK’s leading dementia research charity. They specialise in funding world-class, pioneering research at leading universities to find preventions, treatments and ultimately a cure for dementia. ARUK commissioned the development of a web-based hub that would display up to date facts and statistics about dementia.

Alzheimers Research website image of an orange box with white text reading 'awareness and understanding'

Objectives

ARUK wanted to create one of the most comprehensive resources of up-to-date statistics on dementia. The hub aimed to provide data about dementia, research, funding and the impact ARUK make in this area. It also needed to be future-proofed, ensuring that it could be kept relevant as statistics change.

The hub needed to be designed in line with the current ARUK branding with pages that provided absorbable and visually appealing information. With a large amount of data being presented, the content needed to be interactive and allow users to intuitively navigate through the website.

Website image from Alzheimers research UK in orange and white titled 'prevalence and incidence' showing some facts and figures in white square boxes.

Result

tela designed and developed a site which facilitates the presentation of static and dynamic research material, while also aiding the distribution of content to other sites, social platforms and publications.

The implementation of shareable / interactive graphs helps ARUK to present data in an easily absorbable manner for all types of viewing and research. The graphs were built to be managed through the CMS so they could easily be adapted and kept up-to-date as new statistics are released.

Website image in orange and white titled the 'statistics about dementia' showing some recent figures including 982,000 people are estimated to be living with dementia in the UK

This infographic presents key statistics about dementia, research participation, and mortality rates in the UK. It contains multiple data visualisations, including a line graph, bar chart, and pie chart, alongside bold numerical highlights. Key insights include: UK government investment in dementia research increased from £28.2 million to £104.7 million per year between 2010 and 2020 (represented in an orange line graph). Just 1% of eligible people participate in dementia clinical trials. 69% of people would consider taking part in medical research for dementia (depicted in a pie chart). In July 2023, 4,032 people died due to dementia in England and Wales. Dementia and Alzheimer’s disease were the UK’s leading cause of death in 2022, surpassing ischemic heart disease, cerebrovascular diseases, chronic lower respiratory diseases, lung cancer, and COVID-19 (illustrated by a horizontal bar chart). The infographic has a modern, bold design using orange, black, and white branding elements from Alzheimer’s Research UK.

This infographic presents insights from the Dementia Attitudes Monitor. It contains visual elements, including bar charts and illustrations of people, to depict public awareness of dementia risk factors and attitudes toward knowing their personal risk. Key findings include: Awareness of dementia risk is highest among those aged 45-54 (40%), compared to 28% of 15-24-year-olds. People are more likely to identify non-physical risk factors such as being less mentally active (34%) and loneliness (18%) over physical factors like high blood pressure (5%), high cholesterol (3%), and heart disease (3%). A large majority (73%) want to be informed by a doctor about their personal dementia risk, while 25% prefer not to know. The infographic uses icons, stylised figures, and percentage-based visuals to illustrate these insights effectively.

This infographic highlights public attitudes towards dementia in the UK. It is based on data from Wave 1 of the Dementia Attitudes Monitor, a survey of 2,361 UK adults conducted between 15 June and 5 July 2018. Key insights include: More than half (52%) of the UK population has been affected by dementia, meaning they know someone diagnosed with the condition. 50% of people surveyed know someone with dementia. 34% specifically know a grandparent with dementia. 25% know a parent who has been diagnosed. The design includes a bold orange header, a large central statement emphasising the widespread impact of dementia, and a visual representation of statistics using bar charts and small human figures.

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