“… 6 Thus far, only a few studies have investigated life expectancy among working-age adults with disability, and these have found increased risk for mortality. 5 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 However, apart from a Swedish study on young adults with mild intellectual disability, these studies were conducted in countries without a universal welfare-state model. Thus, inferring these findings to European welfare states may not be valid.…”