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Background
This study presents age group-specific mortality rates and the average life expectancy of people with intellectual disabilities in Germany.
Method
For two samples from Westphalia-Lippe and Baden-Wuerttemberg, person-related data for the years 2007–2009 were analysed. Age group-specific mortality rates were estimated by exponential regression analyses.
Results
The average life expectancy of men with intellectual disabilities was 70.9 years in Westphalia-Lippe and 65.3 years in the Baden-Wuerttemberg sample. Women with intellectual disabilities reached a life expectancy of 72.8 years in the Westphalian sample and 69.9 years in Baden-Wuerttemberg. The mortality tables, the crude mortality rates and the standardized mortality rates according to the WHO standard population are reported.
Conclusion
Comparing the results with other international studies, the trend of increasing life expectancies of people with intellectual disabilities is confirmed. People with intellectual disabilities still have a lower average life expectancy than the general population, partly due to subgroups with low life expectancies.
Demographic Changes of the Older Adult Population of Persons with Intellectual Disability in Germany
(2014)
The authors examine how the demographic structure of older adults with intellectual disability in Germany is changing. Using the example of Westphalia-Lippe, a region with 8.3 million inhabitants, an alteration of the age structure is projected through to the year 2030. The projection is based on personal data of current recipients of services for people with disability from the regional funding authority (Landschaftsverband), as well as on educational statistics. Assumptions were drawn from the current utilization of support services. It is projected that the percentage of older adults among the German adult population with intellectual disability will increase from 10% in 2010 to 31% in 2030. In 2030, one of two residents of residential institutions will be 60 years old or older, and one of three adults will be 60 years or older who live in supported living. The authors provide a forecast for the numbers of people who will need any kind of support during the day after retirement or who will be in need of care when they get older. In cooperation with other social sectors (care for the elderly, health service system) and the local authorities, the authors suggest that providers have to adjust their services to these age-related demands.
Vorausschätzung der Altersentwicklung von Erwachsenen mit geistiger Behinderung in Westfalen-Lippe
(2010)
Das Forschungsprojekt „Lebensqualität inklusiv(e) – LEQUI“ beschäftigt sich mit der Entwicklung und Evaluation von Wohn- und Unterstützungsarrangements für älter werdende Menschen mit geistiger Behinderung in Deutschland. Sein Ziel ist es, innovative Handlungskonzepte für ein unterstütztes Leben und Wohnen im Alter zu formulieren.
