The analysis showed that, over the 20-year period, "individuals with 
schizophrenia experienced three times greater mortality rates, 
compared with the general population, even after adjustment for 
sociodemographic factors."

"Those with schizophrenia also died younger and lost more potential 
years of life," note the authors.

...

Dr. Kurdyak says that as well as revealing "astonishingly high 
mortality rates" for people with schizophrenia, their findings 
highlight an "equity issue."

Dr. Philip Ward - of the University of New South Wales Sydney in 
Australia - says, "A gap in life expectancy of this size for any 
other group of patients might reasonably be expected to lead to 
correspondingly substantial public health action to redress the 
health inequality. However, this does not appear to be the case for 
people with schizophrenia."

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