expectancy

The average life expectancy for people with Marc’s type of FTD is five to seven years after diagnosis.

It found that while there had been some improvements, with life expectancy increasing slightly to 62.5 years old, those with learning disabilities and autism were still experiencing significant inequalities.

By contrast with today, consider Owsley County, Kentucky, one of the poorest counties in the U.S., whose residents’ life expectancy is almost 10 years shorter than the nation’s average.

When Yvonne was a child, the average life expectancy for patients with the condition was 31, meaning that by the time she reached her 40s, she had already outlived those early expectations.

Life expectancy, probably the best surrogate for quality of life, has stagnated as well, while other countries have improved: The U.S. is now 55th in life expectancy, behind Panama and Albania.