Over 70 thousand individuals in Sweden received LSS (disability) service due to developmental disabilities, autism and autism-like conditions in 2022, accordingly to the Swedish LSS law. Around 1.9 thousand received these services for significant and enduring intellectual disability after brain injury in adulthood, and almost 5.6 thousand for other permanent physical or mental disabilities that cause difficulties in daily life.
Number of people receiving LSS disability service in Sweden 2022, by disability type
Characteristic
Number of recipients
Developmental disabilities, autism or autism-like conditions
70,049
Other permament physical or mental disabilities that cause difficulties in daily life
5,598
Significant and enduring intellectual disability after brain injury in adulthood
This statistic only includes disabled people who are using LSS services. The classification of disability types derives from LSS.
LSS is "an entitlement law that guarantees good living conditions for people with extensive and permanent functional impairment, ensuring that they receive the help they need in daily life and that they can influence the support and services they receive."
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Socialstyrelsen. (April 5, 2023). Number of people receiving LSS disability service in Sweden 2022, by disability type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/530601/sweden-disability-by-type/
Socialstyrelsen. "Number of people receiving LSS disability service in Sweden 2022, by disability type." Chart. April 5, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/530601/sweden-disability-by-type/
Socialstyrelsen. (2023). Number of people receiving LSS disability service in Sweden 2022, by disability type. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/530601/sweden-disability-by-type/
Socialstyrelsen. "Number of People Receiving Lss Disability Service in Sweden 2022, by Disability Type." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Apr 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/530601/sweden-disability-by-type/
Socialstyrelsen, Number of people receiving LSS disability service in Sweden 2022, by disability type Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/530601/sweden-disability-by-type/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Number of people receiving LSS disability service in Sweden 2022, by disability type [Graph], Socialstyrelsen, April 5, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/530601/sweden-disability-by-type/
