(Unit:thousand people)
| Total number | Number of pople at home | Number of people in facilitities*5 *6 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physical disabilities | 3516 | 3327 | 189 |
| Children with physical disabilities (less than 18 years old)*1 |
90 | 82 | 8 |
| Adults with physical disabilities (18 yeas old and avobe)*2 |
3426 | 3245 | 181 |
| Children/adults with intellectual disability *3 | 459 | 329 | 130 |
| Children with intellectual disability (less than 18 years old) |
102 | 94 | 9 |
| Adults with intellectual disability (18 yeas old and above) |
342 | 221 | 121 |
| Age unknown | 14 | 14 | 0 |
| People with mental disorders *4 | 2584 | 2239 | 345 |
| Total number | 6,558.9 | 5,895.1 | 664.0 |
Sources:1. People living at home:Department of Health and Welfare for Persons with Disabilities, Minister’s Secretariat, MHLW, “Survey on the Actual Status of Children with Physical Disabilities,” 2001
People in facilities: Statistics and Information Dept., Minister’s Secretariat, MHLW, “Survey of Social Welfare lnstitutions’ 2000, etc.
2. People living at home: Department of Health and Welfare for Persons with Disabilities, Minister’s Secretariat, MHLW, ‘Survey on the Actual Status of People with Physical Disabilities’ 2000
People in facilities: Statistics and Information Dept., Minister’s Secretariat, MHLW, ‘Survey of Social Welfare lnstitutions’ 2000, etc.
3. People living at home: Department of Health and Welfare for People with Disabilities, Minister’s Secretariat, MHLW, “Basic Survey of the Policy of the Welfare of Children (Aduits) with intellectual disability:’ 2000
People in facilities: Statistics and Information Dept., Minister’s Secretariat, MHLW, “Survey of Social Welfare Institutiong’ 2000, etc.
4. MHW’s estimate (except children/aduits with intellectual disability), 2000
Notes: 5. Number of children/adults with physical disabilities in facilities represent those in facilities for blind children, facilities for children with auditory and speech disabilities, facilities for children with motional disabilities, hospital-homes for children with severe mental and physical disabilities, rehabilitation facilities for people with physical disabilities, etc.
6. Number of children/adults with intellectual disability in facilities represent those in facilities for children with intellectual disability, facilities for autistic children, hospital-homes for children with severe mental and physical disabilities, national sanatoria (wards for children with severe mental and physical disabilities), rehabilitation facilities for people with intellectual disability, sheltered workshops for people with intellectual disability, etc.
