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2.1. Number of children under 16 years old newly recognized as disabled
 20002001 2002 2003 2004 20052006
Total, thsd. person 7,6 7,5 8,6 9,5 8,4 6,0 6,5
including:              
urban area 3,8 3,6 4,1 4,5 3,9 2,7 2,9
rural area 3.8 3.9 4,5 5,0 4,5 3,3 3,6
Per 1 000 children under 16 years old 2,9 3,0 3,5 4,0 3,6 2,6 2,9

2.2. Number of persons aged of 16 years old and
over recognized as disabled for the first time
 20002001 2002 2003 2004 20052006
Total, thsd. person 29,4 29,3 33,5 36,9 26,7 19,1 28,7
including:              
urban area 16,5 16,5 19,3 20,9 14,9 10,6 15,2
rural area 12,9 12,8 14,2 16,0 11,8 8,5 13,5
Per 1 000 population aged 16 years old and over 5,4 5,3 5,9 6,3 4,6 3,1 4,6
As percent to total number of disabled:              
disabled persons of group I 8,5 6,9 6,5 5,7 5,2 6,7 11,6
disabled persons of group II 68,0 69,2 68,5 70,1 74,5 74,1 70,5
disabled persons of group III 23,5 23,9 25,0 24,2 20,3 19,2 17,9
In total number of disabled:              
disabled persons at working age - total, thsd. person 26,6 27,2 31,2 34,4 25,5 18,2 26,5
as percent to total number of disabled 90,5 92,9 93,0 93,2 95,5 95,3 92,3

2.3. Persons newly recognized disabled in 2007
 2007
Children under 18 years old with limited health 1) - total, thousand person 5,2
including  
urban area 2,4
rural area 2,8
Per 1 000 children at age of 18 years old 2
Number of persons at age of 18 years old and over - total, thousand person 21,4
including  
urban area 11,1
rural area 10,3
Per 1 000 persons at age of 18 years old and over 3,7
As percent to total number of disabled:  
disabled persons of group I 8.4
disabled persons of group II 71.7
disabled persons of group III 19.9
disabled persons at working age - total, thsd. person 20,4
as percent to total number of disabled 95,3
1) Age of the children was changed based on the Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan on "Children's Right" since 2007

2.4. Distribution of persons aged 16 years old newly recognized as disabled by main diseases and age groups
 Total invalids, person of which by age Per 1 000 population aged 16 years old and over
under 27 yearsfrom 27 years to pension years
2004
Total 26674 4945 20521 4,5
of which by main diseases:        
tuberculosis 1825 511 1310 0,3
malignant neoplasms 1419 109 1223 0,2
mental diseases 3081 1002 1990 0,5
diseases of the nervous system 2674 566 1972 0,4
diseases of the eye and adnexa 2062 495 1447 0,3
diseases of the ear and mastoid precess 265 99 136 0,04
diseases of the circulatory system 4443 341 3895 0,7
injuries, poisoning and some other results of impact of external reasons 2230 505 1637 0,4
occupational injuries 21 - 20 0,004

 Total invalids, person of which by age Per 1 000 population aged 16 years old and over
16-2324-35
2005
Total 19074 2011 3937 3,1
of which by main diseases:        
tuberculosis 1215 167 377 0,2
malignant neoplasms 1328 37 172 0,2
mental diseases 2130 393 606 0,3
diseases of the nervous system 2036 298 455 0,3
diseases of the eye and adnexa 1608 246 331 0,3
diseases of the ear and mastoid precess 182 60 51 0,03
diseases of the circulatory system 3130 153 417 0,5
injuries, poisoning and some other results of impact of external reasons 1320 175 325 0,2
occupational injuries 19 - 4 0,003
 Total invalids, person of which by age Per 1 000 population aged 16 years old and over
16-2324-35 36-62
2006
Total 28678 4864 6599 15027 4,6
of which by main diseases:          
tuberculosis 1702 349 561 789 0,3
malignant neoplasms 1964 165 312 1252 0,3
mental diseases 3216 937 906 1286 0,5
diseases of the nervous system 2602 538 617 1258 0,4
diseases of the eye and adnexa 3724 529 668 1463 0,6
diseases of the ear and mastoid precess 275 119 61 89 0,04
diseases of the circulatory system 4274 456 670 2896 0,7
injuries, poisoning and some other results of impact of external reasons 2622 519 767 1278 0,4
occupational injuries 12 - 1 7 0,002
 Total invalids, person of which by age Per 1 000 population aged 18 years old and over
18-2930-35
2007
Total 21421 3152 3282 3,6
of which by main diseases:        
tuberculosis 1221 243 249 0,2
malignant neoplasms 1549 100 164 0,3
mental diseases 2033 582 496 0,5
diseases of the nervous system 2195 379 384 0,6
diseases of the eye and adnexa 2536 432 366 0,7
diseases of the ear and mastoid precess 238 90 51 0,06
diseases of the circulatory system 3722 240 340 1,0
injuries, poisoning and some other results of impact of external reasons 1785 309 313 0,5
occupational injuries 9 - 6 0,002

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