Awards to disabled workers, by diagnosis, 1987-2013

Year Mental disorders Neoplasms (cancer) Circulatory system Musculoskeletal Other
1987/01/01 19.5 13.3 18.5 15.3 33.4
1988/01/01 20.9 13.2 17.6 16.8 31.5
1989/01/01 20.8 14.2 16.5 16.8 31.7
1990/01/01 22.5 14.1 15.7 15.9 31.8
1991/01/01 23.5 12.9 14.6 17.2 31.8
1992/01/01 25.8 12.1 14.1 15.2 32.8
1993/01/01 26.1 12.6 14.0 14.8 32.5
1994/01/01 24.8 14.1 13.7 13.4 34.0
1995/01/01 22.9 10.0 12.9 21.9 32.3
1996/01/01 21.1 10.1 13.0 22.9 32.9
1997/01/01 20.9 10.6 13.0 23.0 32.5
1998/01/01 21.6 10.5 12.6 23.3 32.0
1999/01/01 22.4 10.6 12.0 23.6 31.4
2000/01/01 23.4 10.4 12.3 25.2 28.7
2001/01/01 25.5 9.4 12.5 24.5 28.1
2002/01/01 25.4 9.6 11.7 25.6 27.7
2003/01/01 25.4 9.4 11.4 26.3 27.5
2004/01/01 24.8 9.5 11.0 27.1 27.6
2005/01/01 24.2 10.1 10.9 27.6 27.2
2006/01/01 23.2 10.3 10.7 28.2 27.6
2007/01/01 22.8 10.1 10.8 29.0 27.3
2008/01/01 22.8 9.6 10.5 30.0 27.1
2009/01/01 22.3 9.3 10.3 31.2 26.9
2010/01/01 21.3 9.0 10.2 32.5 27.0
2011/01/01 19.2 9.2 10.6 33.8 27.2
2012/01/01 18.0 9.5 10.6 35.4 26.5
2013/01/01 16.8 10.0 10.8 35.9 26.5

Source: EPI analysis of Social Security Administration, Annual Statistical Report on the Social Security Disability Insurance Program, 2013.

View the underlying data on epi.org.