Exclusive: Research also finds stark ethnic disparities, and 40% of deaths among group classed as avoidable
People living with severe intellectual disabilities are dying 24 years younger on average than the wider population, a study has found, with 40% of such deaths being avoidable.
The study also found that within this group, people from minority ethnic backgrounds were dying 14 years younger than their white counterparts.
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This article was originally published by The Guardian and written by Tobi Thomas Health and inequalities correspondent.
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