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 |
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 |
Source is Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare.
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