The prevalence of disabilities in the United States shows a clear correlation with age, with nearly half of Americans aged 75 and older experiencing some form of disability. This stark contrast to younger age groups highlights the increasing challenges faced by the elderly population in maintaining their independence and quality of life. Disability rates across age groups According to 2023 data, only 0.7 percent of children under 5 years old have a disability, compared to 6.3 percent of those aged 5 to 15. The percentage rises steadily with age, reaching 11.2 percent for adults between 21 and 64 years old. A significant jump occurs in the 65 to 74 age group, where 23.9 percent have a disability. The most dramatic increase is seen in those 75 and older, with 45.3 percent experiencing some form of disability. These figures underscore the importance of accessible services and support systems for older Americans. The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) The prevalence of disabilities among younger Americans has significant implications for the education system. The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) is a law in the United States that guarantees the right to a free appropriate education for children with disabilities. In the 2021/22 academic year, 7.26 million disabled individuals aged 3 to 21 were covered by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). This number includes approximately 25,000 children with traumatic brain injuries and 434,000 with intellectual disabilities.

In 2023, the U.S. states with the highest share of the population that had a disability were West Virginia, Arkansas, and Kentucky. At that time, around 19.7 percent of the population of West Virginia had some form of disability. The states with the lowest rates of disability were New Jersey, Utah, and Minnesota. Disability in the United States A disability is any condition, either physical or mental, that impairs one’s ability to do certain activities. Some examples of disabilities are those that affect one’s vision, hearing, movement, or learning. It is estimated that around 14 percent of the population in the United States suffers from some form of disability. The prevalence of disability increases with age, with 46 percent of those aged 75 years and older with a disability, compared to just six percent of those aged 5 to 15 years. Vision impairment One common form of disability comes from vision impairment. In 2023, around 3.6 percent of the population of West Virginia had a vision disability, meaning they were blind or had serious difficulty seeing even when wearing glasses. The leading causes of visual disability are age-related and include diseases such as cataracts, glaucoma, and age-related macular degeneration. This is clear when viewing the prevalence of vision disability by age. It is estimated that 8.3 percent of those aged 75 years and older in the United States have a vision disability, compared to 4.3 percent of those aged 65 to 74 and only 0.9 percent of those aged 5 to 15 years.

In 2023, it was estimated that around 14 percent of the population of the U.S. had some form of disability, such as a vision disability, hearing disability, or cognitive disability. This statistic presents the percentage of people in the U.S. who had a disability from 2008 to 2023.

The aim of this publication is to provide information about the key differences in healthcare between people with a learning disability and those without. It contains aggregated data on key health issues for people who are recorded by their GP as having a learning disability, and comparative data about a control group who are not recorded by their GP as having a learning disability. Eight new indicators were introduced in the 2023-24 reporting year for patients with and without a recorded learning disability. These relate to: • Patients treated with melatonin • Gender breakdown for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) • Anxiety prevalence Six indicators have been removed from the 2023-24 reporting year relating to: • Kidney disease • Epilepsy • Seizure frequency More information on these changes can be found in the Data Quality section of this publication. Data has been collected from participating practices using EMIS and Cegedim Healthcare Systems GP systems.

In 2023, it was estimated that 11 percent of children and adolescents in the United States aged 12 to 17 years had a learning disability. In comparison, 2.7 percent of children three to four years had a learning disability at that time.

In 2023, only around ** percent of people with a disability were employed, compared to **** percent of those without a disability. This statistic presents the percentage of U.S. adults with a disability who were employed from 2008 to 2023.

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In 2023, it was estimated that *** percent of those aged 21 to 64 years had a cognitive disability, such as Down syndrome, autism, or dementia. This statistic presents the percentage of people in the U.S. with a cognitive disability as of 2023, by age.

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In 2023, the unemployment rate of persons with a disability was at 7.2 percent in the United States. This was a decrease from the previous year, when the unemployment rate was at 7.6 percent. The high unemployment among persons with disabilities may be due to the COVID-19 pandemic that has impacted everyone's employment, as can be seen in the unemployment rate of adults in the United States. The persons with a disability section of the Current Population Survey (CPS) is a set of six questions to identify persons who have physical, mental, or emotional conditions that cause serious difficulty with their daily activities. Disability in the labor force The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) shows the unemployment rate of persons with a disability that have the ability to participate in the civilian labor force. In 2020 around 20.5 percent of persons with disabilities in the United States participated in the civilian labor force. Among those capable of participating in the civilian labor force, persons with a disability tend to have a higher chance of employment the higher their level of education. Persons with a disability that had a bachelor's degree or higher had the highest employment rate in 2020 at 25.7 percent. Social Security benefits Due to the inability to work, or the lack of access to suitable employment, many persons with a disability rely on government sources for financial aid. A portion of civilian paychecks are taxed to fund programs like the Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) which provide this aid. In 2018, around 12.46 million disabled persons received OASDI or SSI benefits in the United States.

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Contains monthly data from MHSDS available in Excel or CSV format. There is also a comparators file which compares Learning Disability Services inpatient data from MHSDS with that from the Assuring Transformation collection. Unfortunately, a number of providers of MHSDS data have been affected by a recent cyber incident. NHS Digital has actively worked with these providers to understand how best to resolve any data submission issues that may have occurred as a result. We also continue to encourage affected providers to reach out to dataliaison@nhs.net as well as their regional Emergency Preparedness, Resilience and Response (EPRR) teams. Please read below for full details: Although the impact on June and July 2022 monthly data was quite limited, the impact on August 2022 through to March 2023 data has been much more substantial. As such, national level breakdowns have been omitted from all outputs that are part of this publication. It was considered appropriate to publish April 2023 national level data at present, given the data remediation work that has been undertaken with providers. Data at Provider and Local Authority level data are, however, still included within this publication. Comparisons between providers not impacted by the cyber incident are still valid, as are comparisons between April 2023 data and that of previous months for any given non-cyber incident impacted provider. Although the ‘Experimental Statistics’ designation is stated underneath the publication title above, users should be aware that the designation does not currently apply to publications from August 2022 to March 2023 in the series. It does, however, remain applicable to all editions up to and including Final July 2022 and from April 2023 onwards. As a result of the cyber incident that occurred in July 2022, several providers of mental health data were affected, so MHSDS national and ICB level data from August 2022 to March 2023 was not published in the monthly Learning Disabilities and Autism publication. Due to data remediation work that has been undertaken in the interim with the affected providers, we will now be publishing MHSDS national and ICB level data again from April 2023 onwards.

This dataset provides Census 2021 estimates that classify usual residents in England and Wales by long-term health problems or disabilities, sex, age and level of deprivation. The estimates are as at Census Day, 21 March 2021. Age-standardisation allows for comparisons between populations that may contain proportions of different ages.

Census questions relating to disability enable different levels of detail in relation to the presence of conditions and extent of activity limitation people experience. For simplicity, we have referred to these as ‘categories’ as shown in the table below. We consider the Census 2021, 2011 and 2001 questions to be broadly comparable. However, the 2021 Census disability question changed compared with 2011 to align more closely with the Equality Act (2010). The potential influence of question changes should be considered when drawing comparisons between years, particularly for older age groups.

Age specific percentage

Age-specific percentages are estimates of disability prevalence in each age group, and are used to allow comparisons between specified age groups.

Age-standardised percentage

Age-standardised percentages are estimates of disability prevalence in the population, across all age groups. They allow for comparison between populations over time and across geographies, as they account for differences in the population size and age structure.

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Category

The measures of disability in each Census (2021, 2011 and 2001) enable different categorisations of responses to the question. These provide different levels of detail from the responses provided. Further information on the categories available is given in the "Questions_asked" sheet.

Count

The count is the number of usual residents in each category (disabled, non-disabled, disabled; limited a lot, disabled; limited a little, Non-disabled; with non-limiting condition, Non-disabled; no condition), sex, age group and geographic breakdown. To ensure that individuals cannot be identified in the data, counts and populations have been rounded to the nearest 5, and counts under 10 have not been included.

Disability

The definition of disability used in the 2021 Census is aligned with the definition of disability under the Equality Act (2010) . A person is considered disabled if they self-report having a physical or mental health condition or illness that has lasted or is expected to last 12 months or more, and that this reduces their ability to carry out day-to-day activities. Please see the questions asked tab to see how disability was defined in 2021.

Index of Multiple Deprivation and Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation

National deciles and quintiles of area deprivation are created through ranking small geographical populations known as Lower layer Super Output Areas (LSOAs), based on their deprivation score from most to least deprived. They are then grouped into 10 (deciles) or 5 (quintiles) divisions based on the subsequent ranking. We have used the 2019 IMD and WIMD because this is the most up-to-date version at the time of publishing.

Population

The population is the number of usual residents of each sex, age group and geographic breakdown. To ensure that individuals cannot be identified in the data, counts and populations have been rounded to the nearest 5, and counts under 10 have not been included.

Usual resident

For Census 2021, a usual resident of the UK is anyone who, on census day, was in the UK and had stayed or intended to stay in the UK for a period of 12 months or more or had a permanent UK address and was outside the UK and intended to be outside the UK for less than 12 months.

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This publication provides statistics based on information that the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) processed from applications for the Disability Tax Credit (DTC) or from individuals who claimed the DTC on their individual T1 Income Tax and Benefit Return.

This publication provides statistics based on information that the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) processed from applications for the Disability Tax Credit (DTC) or from individuals who claimed the DTC on their individual T1 Income Tax and Benefit Return.

In 2023, it was estimated that around nine percent of children and adolescents in the West of the United States aged 17 years and younger had a learning disability. In comparison, around 7.5 percent of children and adolescents in the Northeast had a learning disability at that time.