In 2018, over 21 percent of the Australian population with a disability reported that their main condition just came on, while a further almost 15 percent reported the cause of their main condition as disease, illness, or hereditary. Accident or injury was also a common cause among Australians with a disability that year.
Share of population with a disability in Australia in 2018, by cause of main condition
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AIHW. (February 7, 2020). Share of population with a disability in Australia in 2018, by cause of main condition [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1389137/australia-share-of-population-with-a-disability-by-cause-of-main-condition/
AIHW. "Share of population with a disability in Australia in 2018, by cause of main condition." Chart. February 7, 2020. Statista. Accessed June 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1389137/australia-share-of-population-with-a-disability-by-cause-of-main-condition/
AIHW. (2020). Share of population with a disability in Australia in 2018, by cause of main condition. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1389137/australia-share-of-population-with-a-disability-by-cause-of-main-condition/
AIHW. "Share of Population with a Disability in Australia in 2018, by Cause of Main Condition." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Feb 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1389137/australia-share-of-population-with-a-disability-by-cause-of-main-condition/
AIHW, Share of population with a disability in Australia in 2018, by cause of main condition Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1389137/australia-share-of-population-with-a-disability-by-cause-of-main-condition/ (last visited June 01, 2024)
Share of population with a disability in Australia in 2018, by cause of main condition [Graph], AIHW, February 7, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1389137/australia-share-of-population-with-a-disability-by-cause-of-main-condition/