Disability, Independence and Dependency Situations Survey 
Diagnosed disabilities, impairments and diseases. Absolute figures
Population with disabilities that has certain chronic illnesses diagnosed, according to the illness, by sex
Units: persons 6 years old and over residing in centres

	Both sexes	Males	Females	
Total	269,139	93,546	175,593	
Spinal cord injury	2,365	1,230	1,135	
Parkinson's	12,177	3,983	8,195	
Lateral sclerosis	706	276	430	
Multiple sclerosis	1,686	677	1,009	
Agenesis / Amputation	2,758	1,675	1,084	
Laryngectomy	550	415	135	
Arthritis / Arthrosis	89,790	18,905	70,885	
Rheumatoid arthritis. Ankylosing spondylitis	9,933	2,120	7,813	
Muscular dystrophy	9,155	2,905	6,251	
Spina bifida / hydrocephaly	167	52	115	
Myocardial infarction. Ischaemic cardiopathy	19,562	7,160	12,401	
Cerebrovascular accidents	24,217	8,563	15,654	
Down's syndrome	2,500	1,536	964	
Autism and other disorders associated with autism	1,666	1,173	493	
Cerebral paralysis	5,904	3,488	2,416	
Acquired brain damage	15,620	9,018	6,602	
Senile Dementia of the Alzheimer Type	38,463	7,120	31,343	
Other types of dementia	58,353	16,787	41,566	
Schizophrenia	20,535	12,441	8,094	
Depression	29,137	6,553	22,584	
Bipolar disorder	3,080	910	2,169	
Pigmentary retinosis	267	64	204	
Myopia magna	2,701	1,196	1,504	
Senile macular degeneration	3,944	838	3,106	
Diabetic retinopathy	7,976	2,764	5,212	
Glaucoma	5,784	1,831	3,953	
Cataract	39,632	10,121	29,510	
HIV/AIDS	351	201	150	
Rare illnesses	2,713	1,263	1,450	
Renal failure	8,371	2,957	5,415	
Cancer	7,835	3,345	4,490	
Notes:
1) A person may have more than one illness 
   
 2) The data corresponding to cells with fewer than one thousand persons must  be viewed with caution, because it may be affected by  large sampling errors. 
  
  
  
  
  
Source: National Statistics Institute