1. Today the average lifespan of a person with Down syndrome is approximately 60 years.

Does Down syndrome shorten life expectancy?

The number of infants with Down syndrome that die before one year of age has declined over time. For example, between 1979 and 2003, among babies with Down syndrome, the rate of death during the first year of life declined from 8.5% to 5.0%, a decrease of about 41%.

What is the average age of death for someone with Down syndrome?

Today, the average life expectancy of a person with Down syndrome is nearly 60 years and continuing to climb.

Who is the oldest Down syndrome person living?

He has defied the odds to reach the ripe old age of 78 after medics feared he would never see his teenage years. Niece Nikki Wright, 44, from East Leake, who visits him every week, said: Its brilliant he is now officially the oldest person in the country with Downs syndrome.