Diagnostic Group	Total Receiving SSDI	Men Receiving SSDI	Women Receiving SSDI
Total	5,935,816	3,209,980	2,725,836
Infectious And Parasitic Diseases	104,933	77,952	26,981
Neoplasms	148,674	70,934	77,740
Endocrine, Nutritional, And Metabolic Diseases	262,548	100,064	162,484
Diseases Of The Blood and Blood-Forming Organs	14,961	7,004	7,957
Retardation	595,686	352,807	242,879
Other Mental Disorders	1,591,121	830,784	760,337
Diseases Of The Nervous System And Sense Organs	579,883	292,377	287,506
Diseases Of The Circulatory System	569,334	373,874	195,460
Diseases Of The Respiratory System	182,506	89,254	93,252
Diseases Of The Digestive System	77,344	41,218	36,126
Diseases Of The Genitourinary System	92,423	55,044	37,379
Diseases Of The Skin And Subcutaneous Tissue	13,548	5,438	8,110
Diseases Of The Musculoskeletal System And Connective Tissue	1,289,086	658,625	630,461
Congenital Anomalies	15,409	7,954	7,455
Injuries	254,625	179,165	75,460
Other	143,735	67,486	76,249

Note: The numbers in the row "Total" represent the total number of people who have an available diagnosis and who receive SSDI. Other people without an available diagnosis who have disabilities and who receive SSDI are not included in this Table.

The Social Security Administration considers a person to have a disability if they cannot do work they did before and adjustments to other work cannot be made due to a medical condition.

To find the percent of the total number of people receiving SSDI who were men or women in a certain diagnostic group, divide the number of men or women in the diagnostic group by the total number of people receiving SSDI and multiply the result by 100. Example: Calculate the percent of the total number of people receiving SSDI who were women receiving SSDI for Neoplasms. This calculation would be: 77,740/5,935,816=.013 and .013x100=1.3%

To find the percent of the total number of men or women receiving SSDI who were in a certain diagnostic group, divide the number of men or women in the diagnostic group by the total number of men or women receiving SSDI. Example: Of men receiving SSDI, calculate the percent who received SSDI for Injuries. This calculation would be: 179,165/3,209,980=.056 and .056x100=5.6%

Source: Social Security Administration, Annual Statistical Report on the Social Security Disability Insurance Program, 2001.