Table 1

Underlying causes of death, in order of prevalence reported for intellectual disability and general population

Underlying cause of death (intellectual disability)Underlying cause of death (general population)Study reporting
Circulatory, neoplasms and nervous disordersNeoplasms, external causes of death and circulatoryBrameld et al. (2018) 
“Other”, cardiovascular disease and cancer“Other”, cancer and cardiovascular diseaseHunt et al. (2020) 
Nervous system and sense organ disorders, neoplasm and injury and poisoningNeoplasms, circulatory, injury and poisoning and nervous system and sense organ disordersHwang et al. (2019) 
Circulatory, respiratory and neoplasmsNot reportedNg et al. (2017) 
Respiratory, circulatory, neoplasms and nervous disordersNot reportedNHS England (2017) 
Respiratory, circulatory and congenital malformations/chromosomal abnormalitiesNot reportedNHS England(2021) 
Respiratory, neoplasms and circulatoryNot reportedOppewal et al. (2018) 
Neoplasms, renal and heart conditionsNot reportedReppermund et al. (2019) 
Respiratory, circulatory, malignant neoplasms and nervous system disordersCirculatory, neoplasms and respiratoryTrollor et al. (2017) 
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