Health outcomes for people with intellectual disability
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The Centre's Driving Change team works to drive systemic advocacy in health care across Australia. The team have put together this snapshot that highlights the inequitable health outcomes that people with intellectual disability experience. This information is useful when the Driving Change advocates for change in the health care system.

Graphic with stats about health outcomes for people with intellectual disability. 1.8% of people in Australia have an intellectual disability. People with intellectual disability die 27 years earlier than the general population. 3.8 out of 10 people with intellectual disability experience potentially avoidable deaths, compared to 1.7 out of 10 in the general population.