This statistic shows the number of years that people aged over 60 years live with disabilities caused by chronic diseases or conditions, as of 2015. Globally, the aggregate number of years spent suffering with cancer was 2.6 million years.
Number of years lived with disability worldwide among older people as of 2015, by condition
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Characteristic
Years lived in disability in millions
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Alzheimer's Disease International. (August 25, 2015). Number of years lived with disability worldwide among older people as of 2015, by condition (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/264952/disabilities-from-chronic-diseases-in-old-age/
Alzheimer's Disease International. "Number of years lived with disability worldwide among older people as of 2015, by condition (in millions)." Chart. August 25, 2015. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/264952/disabilities-from-chronic-diseases-in-old-age/
Alzheimer's Disease International. (2015). Number of years lived with disability worldwide among older people as of 2015, by condition (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/264952/disabilities-from-chronic-diseases-in-old-age/
Alzheimer's Disease International. "Number of Years Lived with Disability Worldwide among Older People as of 2015, by Condition (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Aug 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/264952/disabilities-from-chronic-diseases-in-old-age/
Alzheimer's Disease International, Number of years lived with disability worldwide among older people as of 2015, by condition (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/264952/disabilities-from-chronic-diseases-in-old-age/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Number of years lived with disability worldwide among older people as of 2015, by condition (in millions) [Graph], Alzheimer's Disease International, August 25, 2015. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/264952/disabilities-from-chronic-diseases-in-old-age/