U.S. Social Security Administration, Office of Retirement and Disability Policy.
SSI Annual Statistical Report, 2008
 

Recipients Under Age 65

Table 34.
Recipients, by diagnostic group, 2000–2008
Diagnostic group 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Total 4,590,806 4,693,315 4,792,526 4,912,627 5,010,235 5,119,368 5,231,107 5,342,937 5,486,940
Congenital anomalies 58,593 62,730 65,999 70,084 73,146 77,052 82,019 87,534 92,160
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 178,184 172,371 164,994 160,047 155,513 151,141 147,524 144,492 142,805
Infectious and parasitic diseases 73,510 73,513 72,499 71,676 70,236 69,595 68,689 67,743 67,719
Injuries 100,046 103,284 105,313 107,051 108,670 110,314 112,929 115,381 119,295
Mental disorders
Retardation 1,059,769 1,085,032 1,093,759 1,099,557 1,096,223 1,094,164 1,088,438 1,081,628 1,075,018
Other 1,419,469 1,523,835 1,629,652 1,743,224 1,846,743 1,949,904 2,042,751 2,125,552 2,225,956
Neoplasms 51,491 51,802 52,699 53,376 54,687 56,388 59,461 62,954 67,468
Diseases of the—
Blood and blood-forming organs a a 27,009 27,475 27,631 28,189 28,761 29,285 29,917
Circulatory system 188,069 188,982 189,017 188,745 187,274 186,787 186,910 187,863 191,064
Digestive system 34,017 36,197 38,518 40,400 42,165 43,908 45,522 47,636 51,017
Genitourinary system a a 43,994 44,694 44,908 45,405 45,945 47,240 48,538
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 334,879 354,108 373,402 390,646 407,042 422,333 437,260 455,474 480,836
Nervous system and sense organs 371,211 384,411 393,439 400,302 405,239 411,093 416,944 423,877 431,753
Respiratory system 107,490 109,004 109,609 110,694 110,871 111,481 112,391 113,880 116,549
Skin and subcutaneous tissue a a 6,855 7,082 7,245 7,459 7,850 8,188 8,613
Other 153,846 164,129 85,625 94,310 97,398 98,812 106,757 118,018 126,160
Unknown 460,232 383,917 340,143 303,264 275,244 255,343 240,956 226,192 212,072
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record (Characteristic Extract Record format), 100 percent data.
a. Before 2002, diagnosis was reported under "Other."
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