The LeDeR programme reviews the deaths of people with a learning disability and autistic people in England. Annual reports are produced by King's College London for NHS England. People with a learning disability die around 20 years younger on average than the general population.
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Newest content date: 1 Jul 2026. This describes the content held here, not the date this page was opened.
Records written on 1 of the last 90 days; last write 24 Oct 2026.
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Summary written by this site: Annual report on the 3,395 deaths of adults with a learning disability notified to LeDeR in 2024. Of the 2,692 deaths with a known cause, 39.0 per cent were classed as avoidable, against 21.1 per cent in the general population. Median age at death was 62.8 years.
Summary written by this site: Annual report on the 3,556 deaths of adults with a learning disability notified to LeDeR in 2023, updated in January 2026 after a data import error left cause of death missing for some people. The update revised the proportion of 2023 deaths classed as avoidable from 38.8 per cent to 40.2 per cent.
Summary written by this site: Annual report on the deaths of people with a learning disability notified to LeDeR in 2022. The report puts the proportion of deaths due to avoidable causes at 42 per cent in 2022, against 49 per cent in 2021. Median age at death for adults was 62.9 years.
Summary written by this site: Annual report on the 3,304 deaths of people with a learning disability reported to LeDeR during 2021: 208 children aged 4 to 17 and 3,096 adults aged 18 to 98.
Summary written by this site: Thematic deep dive examining deaths from potentially avoidable cancers among people with a learning disability.