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Number of disabled persons in Japan

According to statistics the government released in 2011, there are 3.6 million of physically disabled persons in Japan. Ratio of the physically disabled persons is 2.9% of residents in Japan. There are 0.5 million mentally retarded persons in Japan. The ratio is 0.4% of residents in Japan. Most of them live in their home.

Table 1: Number of disabled people in Japan

    Total At home In facilities
Physically disabled persons Under 18 98,000 93,000 5,000
18 and over 3,564,000 3,483,000 81,000
Total 3,663,000 3,576,000 87,000
Mentally retarded persons Under 18 125,000 117,000 8,000
18 and over 410,000 290,000 120,000
Unknown 12,000 12,000 0
Total 547,000 419,000 128,000

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Some got mental disorder. The number of them is the following.

Table 2: Number of mentally disabled persons in Japan

    Total Outpatients Hospitalized patients
Mentally disabled persons Under 20 178,000 174,000 4,000
20 and over 3,054,000 2,725,000 329,000
Unknown 6,000 5,000 1,000
Total 3,233,000 2,900,000 333,000

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Source is Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare.

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