Name: Anonymous 2025-02-18 17:24
People with serious mental illness have a shorter life expectancy than the general population, living 10 to 25 years less on average. This is due to a number of factors, including substance use, poor diet, and lack of exercise.
Life expectancy by mental illness
Substance-use disorders: Have the shortest life expectancy
Schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, and bipolar disorder: Have a life expectancy 10 to 20 years shorter than the general population
Borderline personality disorder: Has a life expectancy about 20 years less than the national average
Causes of death
Cardiovascular, respiratory, cancer, metabolic, and infectious diseases account for 79% of the life expectancy gap
Suicide, homicide, and accidents account for the remaining 21%
Life expectancy by mental illness
Substance-use disorders: Have the shortest life expectancy
Schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, and bipolar disorder: Have a life expectancy 10 to 20 years shorter than the general population
Borderline personality disorder: Has a life expectancy about 20 years less than the national average
Causes of death
Cardiovascular, respiratory, cancer, metabolic, and infectious diseases account for 79% of the life expectancy gap
Suicide, homicide, and accidents account for the remaining 21%