Learning Disabilities

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Key Findings  There are 1,400 estimated number of people with learning disabilities known to services (administrative prevalence)  There are 6,116 estimated number of people with learning disabilities (true prevalence)  Median age of death for people with learning disabilities is 51.5 years which is significantly lower than the life expectancy in men and women  Main conditions associated with learning disabilities deaths are degenerative conditions, downs syndrome and cerebral palsy. Trends  By 2030 the numbers of people with learning disabilities are predicted to increase by 24% in those aged 35-44 years old and 26% in those aged 5564 years old  By 2030 the numbers of people predicted to have moderate or severe learning disabilities is predicted to increase by 25% in each of the 25-44 and 55-74 year age groups and by 64% in those over 85 years of age  By 2030 the numbers of people with a moderate or severe learning disability living with a parent are predicted to increase by 31% in the 55-64 age group  It is estimated that by 2030 there will be 2,056 people aged 18-64 with autism, an increase of 13% from the number predicted in 2012