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Number of severely handicapped persons with official certification (absolute, per 100,000 inhabitants as well as per 100,000 inhabitants, age-standardized). Classification: years, Germany, age, sex, nationality, type of disability Alter: All age-groups; Geschlecht: All sexes; Nationalität: All nationalities; Sachverhalte: Severely handicapped persons absolute 1985 1993 2001 2009 2017 2019 2021 2,080,000 1,040,000 520,000 1,560,000 0 Functional restrictions of extremities Functional restrictions of the spinal column and the trunk, deformation of the rib cage Blindness and sight impairments Language or speech impediments, deafness or hearing difficulties, balance disorders Loss of one or both breasts, disfigurations etc. Impairment of the functions of internal organs or organ systems respectively Paraplegia, cerebral disturbances, mental and emotional disturbances, addiction diseases Severely handicapped persons absolute

Source(s)/Contact

  • Statistics on the severely handicapped persons, Federal Statistical Office, Branch Bonn (more information on 
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  • Update of the state of the population, Federal Statistical Office (more information on 
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Definition(s)

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Comment(s)

  • Age-standardised with the Old standard population of Europe
  • From 2021: Presentation by using the confidentialy procedure of rounding 5.
  • In the years 1991, 1993-1999, 2001 and 2002 the data refer to the reporting month April, in the years 1992, 2000 and 2003 to the reporting month May and in 2004 to the reporting month March.
  • The value for Bavaria in 1985 is recorded without 3,595 disabled persons, for whom a categorization was not possible.

Refresh period of data

  • The table was extended by the year 2021 on 22 Jun 2022.
    Information for a new reporting period will be added as soon as it is available.

Links

The Federal Health Monitoring System 15. May 2024