This group is experiencing huge inequalities and often dying from avoidable causes, a report says.
People with learning disabilities are still dying 25 years earlier than the rest of the population, a report has said.
The Learning Disabilities Mortality Review (LeDeR) calls for urgent action to prevent more avoidable deaths.
A quarter of learning disability deaths were caused by Covid in 2020, compared to 13% of other deaths.
NHS England said improving the health of people with a learning disability was a priority.
The LeDeR was established in 2015 to try to understand why so many people with learning disabilities were dying from avoidable causes, and to try and improve their access to healthcare.
The latest report compares data from the deaths of 9,110 people with learning disabilities who died over the past three years.
It found that while there had been some small improvements - life expectancy had increased by one year - people were still experiencing huge inequalities.
wow, i had no idea 25% of learning disability deaths in 2020 were caused by covid. so sad :(
Whoa they live 25 years less!!! 😮