There were 3.68 million living with dementia in China in 1990. But by 2010, the number has reached at 9.19 million, which means in that year, China was having maximum dementia cases across the globe.

Recently, a study has been carried out by a group of researchers from the University of Edinburgh. The study, which is said to be one of a kind, has pointed out the rise in dementia cases in China.

The study has been published in The Lancet. China is not alone, which has been troubled by the rise in dementia, said study researchers. It is just that such a massive rise was not expected from the nation.

If solution to the problem is not found then, there are probable chances that China's health services will have to bear a lot of burden. To reach at the above given result, the study researchers looked at approximately 350,000 people living in China from 1990 to 2010.

Main aim of the study was to see how many people have been diagnosed with dementia. It was then that study researchers found that dementia sufferers have almost doubled in 20 years.

Lead researcher Kit Yee Chan said, "The number of dementia and Alzheimer's cases in China might pose the single largest challenge to health and social care systems in terms of finding appropriate and affordable responses".