Learning Disabilities Health Inequalities

People with a learning disability are how many times more likely to die before the age of 50?

• 4

• 7

• 9

• 5

15% to 17% of the general population die of respiratory diseases. What is the percentage range in people with learning disabilities?

• 22% to 52%

• 4% to 19%

• 19% to 46%

• 46% to 52%

1% of the general population have epilepsy. What is the percentage in people with a learning disability?

• 4%

• 22%

• 46%

• 32%

You are how many times more likely to die from something that could have been avoided if you have a learning disability?

• 4

• 9

• 73

• 58

The percentage of people with dementia (65+) is 5.7% in the general population. What is the percentage for adults (65+) if you have a learning disability?

• 21.6%

• 18.3%

• 12.4%

• 52.7%

In the general population 77% of women have a cervical smear test. What percentage for women who have a learning disability?

• 4%

• 9%

• 22%

• 58%

People with learning disabilities are more prone to diabetes due to sedentary lifestyles and obesity.

• True

• False

There are four major health issues that impact people with Learning Disabilities at a greater rate and with more severity then those in the general population. These health issues are commonly called “The Fatal Four”

Name one of these health issues