POPULATION ESTIMATES
FOR PEOPLE WITH
DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES
q
Estimates are 1.2% of Total US Population.
q
Population is Aging--e.g., Increased Life
Expectancy
•
Persons with Mental Retardation
General Population
•
1930s - 19 years
•
1970s - 59 years
•
1993
-
66 years
70.0 years
•
2000
-
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76.9 years