8.5% of the population means 3.8 million people in Spain
608.000 disabled people live alone in their homes.
- 3.8 million people in Spain live with a disability, or in other words, 8.5% of the population.
- A total of 608,000 disabled people live alone in their homes.
- 1.39 million people are unable to perform one or more of the basic activities involved in daily life without some form of assistance.
- 269,000 people living in elderly care homes, disabled care homes, psychiatric hospitals and geriatric hospitals have some form of disability.
- 4 out of 10 people with a disability aged six years or more suffer from bone and joint deficiencies.
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