Table

New recipients of disability benefit by sex and age
	2017
	New recipients of disability benefit			New recipients of disability benefit, per cent of population
	Both sexes	Males	Females	Both sexes	Males	Females
18-67 years	29 222	12 299	16 923	0.9	0.7	1.0
18-19 years	584	374	210	0.9	1.1	0.7
20-24 years	1 247	715	532	0.3	0.3	0.3
25-34 years	3 011	1 305	1 706	0.4	0.3	0.5
35-44 years	4 919	1 833	3 086	0.7	0.5	0.9
45-54 years	8 031	3 103	4 928	1.1	0.8	1.4
55-61 years	7 006	3 077	3 929	1.6	1.4	1.8
62-67 years	4 424	1 892	2 532	1.3	1.1	1.5