Garre-Olmo J, et al. - Survival and life expectancy after a dementia diagnosis were examined, as was the impact of dementia subtypes on mortality. Using data from a dementia-specific registry linked to two primary care electronic medical records databases, researchers conducted retrospective matched cohort study where 5,156 patients (aged 60 years and over) registered by the Registry of Dementia of Girona were matched with 15,468 age-sex and comorbidity individuals without dementia attended by general practitioners in the province of Girona (Catalonia, Spain). Observations revealed that demographic and clinical features influence the prognosis after a dementia diagnosis. A median survival of 5.2 years was observed, median life expectancy was 74.7 years, and there were differences by gender. Although women display better survival, they also have a greater number of years of life lost. Regarding mortality, Parkinson-plus syndromes and dementia due to multiple etiologies are among the most hazardous subtypes.