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People With Developmental Disabilities Have Much More Life To Live, Dalton Stevens
People With Developmental Disabilities Have Much More Life To Live, Dalton Stevens
Population Health Research Brief Series
On average, adults with any type of developmental disability die 23.5 years before those without a developmental disability. Despite this disadvantage, health care providers, policymakers, and scholars have done little to address or understand the significantly shorter lifespans of people with developmental disabilities. This research brief discusses age-at-death mortality patterns for adults with various types of developmental disabilities.