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Table 7 Disability pensions 2001–04 by diagnosis groups (per cent)

From: Proof firm downsizing and diagnosis-specific disability pensioning in Norway

 

Women (n=37,816)

Men (n=31,084)

Somatic diseases and injuries

32.9

45.5

 Ischemic heart disease

0.8

1.0

 Asthma, KOLS, func. gastrointest. diseases

3.0

4.0

 Other internal medicine

15.2

24.7

 Neurological conditions

7.0

8.0

 Inborn and neonatal errors

0.6

0.3

 Skin diseases

1.9

1.5

 Injuries

3.1

5.0

Musculoskeletal well defined

19.5

17.9

 Myalgia

8.7

1.8

 Dorsalgia

10.6

15.1

 Fibromyalgia

0.1

0.0

Psychiatry well defined

3.2

6.6

 Psychoses

2.0

4.5

 Oligophrenia

0.2

0.4

Psychiatry complex

18.4

15.6

 Depression

9.9

6.2

 Anxiety, personal disorders

7.4

7.9

 Misuse

0.4

0.8

Symptom diagnoses

1.3

1.4

No diagnosis

0.3

0.3