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Jul 29, 2024 · Autistic people have significantly lower life expectancies than the rest of the population. In 2022, the average global life expectancy is approximately 72 years old. For autistic people, though, the average life expectancy ranges from 39.5 years to 58 years.
Oct 7, 2018 · One study, published in the American Journal of Public Health in April 2017, finds the life expectancy in the United States of those with ASD to be 36 years old as compared to 72 years old...
Feb 19, 2018 · The average age of death for autistic people who live to adulthood might be older than 36 (and as of now, there is still no age-specific data). Still, the figure from the research journal...
- Sarah Kurchak
Jul 28, 2023 · The apparent reduction in life expectancy for people diagnosed with autism and intellectual disability was 7.28 years (95% CI: 3.78–10.27) for men and 14.59 years (95% CI: 9.45–19.02 years) for women.
Research has shown that individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have higher rates of health problems throughout childhood, adolescence, and adulthood, and that this may result in elevated risk of early mortality.
- Leann Smith DaWalt, Jinkuk Hong, Jan S Greenberg, Marsha R Mailick
- 2019
Apr 14, 2016 · A recent study shows the life expectancy for individuals with autism can be 10 to 30 years less than those without it. But why? It might have to do with inadequate health care.
Apr 1, 2022 · Topics: autistic disorder, personal satisfaction, life span. In 2000, the prevalence of autism was 1 in 166. Today it is 1 in 54 (1.8%), reflecting an increase of >300%, making this condition as common as red hair or green eyes in the world’s population.
