This report summarises the findings of an NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission (NDIS Commission) led analysis of 9,062 deaths among 526,515 people accessing disability services under the National Disability Agreement (NDA) from 2013 to 2018.

The primary aim of the study was to identify all contributing health risks for potentially avoidable deaths (PADs). This study builds on a previous analysis undertaken by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW 2020) to identify causes and risk factors for deaths in people with disability, particularly where the death was attributed to their disability also known as 'overshadowing'.