NSW: The deaths of more than 700 Australian adults with an intellectual
disability could have been avoided with more appropriate health care and
monitoring, a UNSW study has revealed. A total of 732 Australian adults with an intellectual disability
died in NSW over six years, many from causes or conditions that could
have been avoided with more appropriate health care and monitoring. That is the conclusion of the largest study ever conducted in
Australia of the cause of death for adults with an intellectual
disability (ID). The study, conducted by researchers at UNSW, found
potentially avoidable deaths at over twice the rate of the general
population.
