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. 2 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. 3 .