Latest findings
Rates of potentially avoidable deaths for male service users was 1.5 times as high as the rate for females
5.9% of service user deaths were caused by spinal muscular atrophy
People with acquired brain injury and neurological disabilities had the highest rates of death
Around three-quarters (77%) of service users aged 15 and over who were in the labour force were unemployed.
Most (95%) NDA service users were aged under 65, with an average age of 39
About two-thirds (67%) of service users had an informal carer, most often their mother (65%)