Comparison with 2023 shows that the rate of primary disability among adults decreased by 13.6%, reaching 16.5 cases per 10,000 population.
For children, however, the statistics remained unchanged compared to the previous year — 11.8 per 10,000. In 2024, 3,179 children were recognized as disabled for the first time.
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Among the causes of primary disability among adults, the most attention is drawn to diseases of the nervous system, cardiovascular system, mental disorders, neoplasms, and endocrine system diseases. About 6% of cases are due to injuries, accidents, and poisonings.
Among children (aged 0 to 17 years), the main causes of primary disability are congenital anomalies, diseases of the nervous system, mental disorders, and eye diseases. Injuries and accidents account for only 3% of the total.
It was previously reported that more than 218,000 people with disabilities live in Kyrgyzstan, including over 37,000 children.
