dumb as a doorknob vs mentally retarded

dumb as a doorknob

adj
  • Very stupid. 

mentally retarded

adj
  • intellectually disabled, medically defined as having an IQ (intelligence quotient) below 70 in addition to deficits in two or more adaptive behaviors (which means having problems with basic functional skills that affect everyday, general living). 

How often have the words dumb as a doorknob and mentally retarded occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )