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Shujuan Chen1,2, Yue Li1,2, Ying Jin1

  • 1Martin Centre for Architectural and Urban Studies, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom.

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|July 2, 2026
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Summary

Dementia mortality risk is highest in mid-urbanicity areas, decreasing in both urban cores and rural settings. Neighborhood conditions significantly influence this pattern, suggesting targeted improvements can reduce dementia deaths and promote health equity.

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Area of Science:

  • Public Health and Epidemiology
  • Gerontology and Aging Research
  • Environmental Health and Urban Planning

Background:

  • Urbanicity and neighborhood environments are evolving, impacting healthy aging.
  • The relationship between urbanicity, neighborhood conditions, and dementia mortality remains unclear.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the dose-response association between urbanicity and dementia mortality.
  • To determine how socioeconomic and environmental neighborhood factors modify this association.
  • To estimate the number of dementia deaths that could be averted by improving modifiable neighborhood conditions.

Main Methods:

  • Prospective cohort study utilizing linked mortality and census data across England (March 2011-February 2023).
  • Analysis included over 40 million individuals, defining urbanicity by population density.
  • Cox proportional hazards models assessed dementia mortality risk; g-computation estimated averted deaths.

Main Results:

  • Dementia mortality exhibited an inverted U-shaped association with urbanicity, peaking in mid-urban settings.
  • Neighborhood factors, particularly service accessibility and living environment, largely attenuated this gradient (≥71%).
  • Improving accessibility and living environment could avert an estimated 65,572 dementia deaths (10.5% reduction).

Conclusions:

  • Dementia mortality risk is highest in mid-urbanicity areas, influenced by neighborhood conditions.
  • Targeted improvements in modifiable neighborhood factors can significantly reduce dementia mortality.
  • These interventions hold potential for advancing health equity, especially in vulnerable populations.