Chart 3.1 Average disability prevalence of 14 percent, of which one-third are severely disabled

Disability prevalence, by severity of disability, as a percentage of 20-64 population, late 1990s

Severe Moderate

0 5 10 15 20 25 Sweden Portugal Netherlands Denmark United Kingdom Germany Norway Canada France Switzerland Poland Austria Australia Spain Belgium United States Italy Mexico Korea

OECD (19) EU (11) Non-EU (8) 0 5 10 15 20 25

Percentage

Note: Sum of "Severe" and "Moderate" for Canada, Mexico, Poland, Switzerland and unweighted averages.

Sources: See Annex Table A1.1.

1 Chart 3.13 Disability benefit recipiency rate concentrated at 5 to 7 per cent

Disability benefit recipiency rates in 1999 by benefit programme, percentage of 20-64 population, late 1990s

14.0 Contributory Non-contributory 12.0

10.0

8.0

6.0

4.0

2.0

0.0

Italy Spain Korea Poland France Austria Canada Turkey Norway Sweden Portugal Mexico Denmark Belgium Australia Germany Netherlands Switzerland United States OECD (20) a OECD (17) a, b United Kingdom

Note: The rate is corrected for persons receiving both contributory and non-contributory benefits (except for Canada (unknown)). a) Contributory and non-contributory benefits. b) Excluding Mexico, Korea and Turkey.

Sources: OECD database on programmes for disabled persons, see Annex Table A1.2.

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Chart 4.4 Remarkable age differences in benefit recipiency

Age-specific disability benefit recipiency rates, 1999, per 1000 in each age group

Panel A.

100

20-34 35-44

75

50 Per 1000 in each age group 25

0

Spain Poland Norway Sweden Austria Mexico Denmark Portugal Belgium Australia Germany Switzerland OECD (15) Netherlands United States United Kingdom

Panel B.

300 45-54 55-59 250

200

150

100 Per 1000 in each age group

50

0

Spain Poland Norway Sweden Austria Mexico Denmark Portugal Belgium Australia Germany Switzerland OECD (15) Netherlands United States United Kingdom Note: Countries are ranked in decreasing order of the 1999 recipiency rate for 20-64 years old. Different scales in panels A and B to make cross-country differences visible.

Sources: OECD database on programmes for disabled persons, see Annex Table A1.2.

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