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Most Common Causes of Disability

Most Common Causes of Disability

This chart shows The Most Common Causes of Disability by country.

Illnesses like cancer, heart attack or diabetes cause the majority of long-term disabilities. Back pain, injuries, and arthritis are also significant causes.Most are not work-related, and therefore not covered by workers' compensation.Lifestyle choices and personal behavior that lead to obesity are becoming major contributing factors.Musculoskeletal disorders are the #1 cause of disabilities. Examples include; arthritis, back pain, spine/joint disorders, fibromytis, etc.

Just over 1 in 4 of today's 20 year-olds will become disabled before they retire.Over 37 million Americans are classified as disabled; about 12% of the total population. More than 50% of those disabled Americans are in their working years, from 18-64.

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Country Causes of Disability
AfghanistanIron deficiency
AlbaniaLower back pain
AlgeriaLower back pain
American SamoaLower back pain
AndorraLower back pain
AngolaMajor depression
AnguillaMajor depression
Antigua and BarbudaMajor depression
ArgentinaLower back pain
ArmeniaLower back pain
ArubaLower back pain
AustraliaLower back pain
AustriaOther
AzerbaijanLower back pain
BahamasMajor depression
BahrainMajor depression
BangladeshLower back pain
BarbadosMajor depression
BelarusLower back pain
BelgiumLower back pain
BelizeMajor depression
BeninIron deficiency
Bermudamajor depression
BhutanLower back pain
BoliviaMajor depression
Bosnia and HerzegovinaLower back pain
BotswanaMajor depression
BrazilLower back pain
BruneiLower back pain
BulgariaLower back pain
Burkina FasoIron deficiency
MyanmarOther
BurundiWar
CambodiaWar
CameroonMajor depression
CanadaLower back pain
Cape VerdeLower back pain
Cayman IslandsMajor depression
Central African RepublicIron deficiency
ChadIron deficiency
ChileLower back pain
ChinaLower back pain
Christmas Islandlower back pain
Cocos IslandsLower back pain
ColombiaMajor depression
ComorosMajor depression
Republic of the CongoMajor depression
Democratic Republic of the CongoIron deficiency
Cook IslandsLower back pain
Costa RicaMajor depression
CroatiaLower back pain
CubaDiabetes
CuracaoLower back pain
CyprusLower back pain
Czech RepublicLower back pain
DenmarkLower back pain
DjiboutiIron deficiency
DominicaMajor depression
Dominican RepublicMajor depression
East TimorLower back pain
EcuadorMajor depression
EgyptLower back pain
El SalvadorLower back pain
Equatorial GuineaMajor depression
EritreaIron deficiency
EstoniaMajor depression
EthiopiaMajor depression
Falkland IslandsLower back pain
Faroe IslandsLower back pain
FijiLower back pain
FinlandLower back pain
FranceLower back pain
French PolynesiaLower back pain
GabonMajor depression
GambiaMajor depression
GeorgiaDiabetes
GermanyLower back pain
GhanaMajor depression
GibraltarLower back pain
GreeceLower back pain
GreenlandLower back pain
GrenadaLower back pain
GuamLower back pain
GuatemalaIron deficiency
GuernseyLower back pain
GuineaIron deficiency
Guinea-BissauIron deficiency
GuyanaIron deficiency
HaitiIron deficiency
HondurasMajor depression
Hong KongLower back pain
HungaryLower back pain
IcelandLower back pain
IndiaMajor depression
IndonesiaLower back pain
IranLower back pain
IraqIron deficiency
IrelandMajor depression
Isle of ManLower back pain
IsraelMajor depression
ItalyLower back pain
Ivory CoastIron deficiency
JamaicaLower back pain
JapanLower back pain
JerseyLower back pain
JordanMajor depression
KazakhstanLower back pain
KenyaMajor depression
KiribatiLower back pain
KosovoLower back pain
KuwaitLower back pain
KyrgyzstanMajor depression
LaosIron deficiency
LatviaLower back pain
LebanonMajor depression
LesothoHIV
LiberiaOther
LibyaLower back pain
LiechtensteinLower back pain
LithuaniaLower back pain
LuxembourgLower back pain
MacaoLower back pain
MacedoniaLower back pain
MadagascarMajor depression
MalawiMajor depression
MalaysiaLower back pain
MaldivesLower back pain
MaliIron deficiency
MaltaLower back pain
Marshall IslandsLower back pain
MauritaniaIron deficiency
MauritiusMajor depression
MayotteMajor depression
MexicoMajor depression
MicronesiaLower back pain
MoldovaLower back pain
MonacoLower back pain
MongoliaMajor depression
MontenegroLower back pain
MontserratLower back pain
MoroccoLower back pain
MozambiqueHIV
NamibiaMajor depression
NauruLower back pain
NepalLower back pain
NetherlandsLower back pain
Netherlands AntillesLower back pain
New CaledoniaLower back pain
New ZealandLower back pain
NicaraguaWar
NigerIron deficiency
NigeriaLower back pain
NiueLower back pain
Northern Mariana IslandsLower back pain
North KoreaLower back pain
NorwayLower back pain
OmanLower back pain
PakistanMajor depression
PalauLower back pain
PalestineLower back pain
PanamaLower back pain
Papua New GuineaIron deficiency
ParaguayLower back pain
PeruMajor depression
PhilippinesLower back pain
PitcairnLower back pain
PolandLower back pain
PortugalLower back pain
Puerto RicoMajor depression
QatarMajor depression
ReunionLower back pain
RomaniaLower back pain
RussiaLower back pain
RwandaWar
Saint BarthelemyLower back pain
SamoaLower back pain
San MarinoLower back pain
Sao Tome and PrincipeLower back pain
Saudi ArabiaDiabetes
SenegalIron deficiency
SerbiaLower back pain
SeychellesLower back pain
Sierra LeoneIron deficiency
SingaporeMajor depression
Sint MaartenMajor depression
SlovakiaLower back pain
SloveniaLower back pain
Solomon IslandsIron deficiency
SomaliaMajor depression
South AfricaHIV
South KoreaLower back pain
South SudanMajor depression
SpainDiabetes
Sri LankaLower back pain
Saint HelenaMajor depression
Saint Kitts and NevisMajor depression
Saint LuciaLower back pain
Saint MartinMajor depression
Saint Pierre and MiquelonLower back pain
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesMajor depression
SudanIron deficiency
SurinameMajor depression
Svalbard and Jan MayenLower back pain
SwazilandHIV
SwedenLower back pain
SwitzerlandLower back pain
SyriaMajor depression
TaiwanLower back pain
TajikistanMajor depression
TanzaniaMajor depression
ThailandOther
TogoIron deficiency
TokelauLower back pain
TongaLower back pain
Trinidad and TobagoLower back pain
TunisiaMajor depression
TurkeyLower back pain
TurkmenistanMajor depression
Turks and Caicos IslandsMajor depression
TuvaluMajor depression
United Arab EmiratesLower back pain
UgandaMajor depression
United KingdomLower back pain
UkraineLower back pain
UruguayLower back pain
United StatesLower back pain
UzbekistanMajor depression
VanuatuMajor depression
VaticanLower back pain
VenezuelaLower back pain
VietnamLower back pain
U.S. Virgin IslandsMajor depression
Wallis and FutunaMajor depression
YemenIron deficiency
ZambiaMajor depression
ZimbabweHIV
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