Number of benefits WAO, Wajong and WAZ by month, 1998-2010

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Number of benefits WAO, Wajong and WAZ by month, 1998-2010
Sex Degree of disablement Age Periods Labour disablement benefits By diagnosis Diseases of the bones/muscular system (absolute) Labour disablement benefits By diagnosis Diseases of the nervous system, eye, ear (absolute) Labour disablement benefits By diagnosis Diseases of the respiratory system (absolute) Labour disablement benefits By diagnosis Diseases of the digestive system (absolute) Labour disablement benefits By diagnosis Disease of the skin/subcutaneous tissue (absolute) Labour disablement benefits By diagnosis Diseases of the urogenital system (absolute) Labour disablement benefits By economic activity Other public sector (absolute) Labour disablement benefits By economic activity Other economic activities (absolute) Labour disablement benefits By ethnic background Immigrants by generation Western and non-western background Non-western By country of origin Netherlands Antilles and Aruba (absolute) Labour disablement benefits By ethnic background Immigrants by generation Western and non-western background Non-western By country of origin Other non-western countries (absolute) Labour disablement benefits By ethnic background Immigrants by generation Western and non-western background Non-western By country of origin 1st gen. other non-western countries (absolute) Labour disablement benefits By ethnic background Immigrants by generation Western and non-western background Non-western By country of origin 2nd gen. other non-western countries (absolute) Disablement Insurance Act (WAO) By diagnosis Diseases of the bones/muscular system (absolute) Disablement Insurance Act (WAO) By diagnosis Diseases of the nervous system, eye, ear (absolute) Disablement Insurance Act (WAO) By diagnosis Diseases of the respiratory system (absolute) Disablement Insurance Act (WAO) By diagnosis Diseases of the digestive system (absolute) Disablement Insurance Act (WAO) By diagnosis Disease of the skin/subcutaneous tissue (absolute) Disablement Insurance Act (WAO) By diagnosis Diseases of the urogenital system (absolute) Disablement Insurance Act (WAO) By economic activity Other public sector (absolute) Disablement Insurance Act (WAO) By economic activity Other economic activities (absolute)
Total men and women Total disablement 15 to 65 yrs 2009 December* . . . . . . 53,280 386,390 4,320 11,560 9,460 2,100 . . . . . . 53,220 178,740
Total men and women Total disablement 15 to 65 yrs 2010 January* . . . . . . 51,940 385,920 . . . . . . . . . . 51,880 177,040
Total men and women Total disablement 15 to 65 yrs 2010 February* . . . . . . 51,570 385,700 . . . . . . . . . . 51,510 175,960
Total men and women Total disablement 15 to 65 yrs 2010 March* . . . . . . 51,230 385,060 . . . . . . . . . . 51,180 174,820
Total men and women Total disablement 15 to 65 yrs 2010 April* . . . . . . 50,570 383,500 . . . . . . . . . . 50,510 173,320
Total men and women Total disablement 15 to 65 yrs 2010 May* . . . . . . 50,220 382,750 . . . . . . . . . . 50,170 172,490
Total men and women Total disablement 15 to 65 yrs 2010 June* . . . . . . 49,900 381,650 . . . . . . . . . . 49,850 171,420
Total men and women Total disablement 15 to 65 yrs 2010 July* . . . . . . 49,560 380,780 . . . . . . . . . . 49,510 170,620
Total men and women Total disablement 15 to 65 yrs 2010 August* . . . . . . 49,290 379,930 . . . . . . . . . . 49,230 169,850
Total men and women Total disablement 15 to 65 yrs 2010 September* . . . . . . 49,040 379,050 . . . . . . . . . . 48,990 169,080
Total men and women Total disablement 15 to 65 yrs 2010 October* . . . . . . 48,780 378,220 . . . . . . . . . . 48,730 168,370
Total men and women Total disablement 15 to 65 yrs 2010 November* . . . . . . 48,510 376,980 . . . . . . . . . . 48,460 167,340
Total men and women Total disablement 15 to 25 yrs 2009 December* . . . . . . 10 54,420 910 2,060 1,120 950 . . . . . . 10 80
Total men and women Total disablement 15 to 25 yrs 2010 January* . . . . . . 10 56,760 . . . . . . . . . . 10 70
Total men and women Total disablement 15 to 25 yrs 2010 February* . . . . . . 10 57,260 . . . . . . . . . . 10 60
Total men and women Total disablement 15 to 25 yrs 2010 March* . . . . . . 0 57,310 . . . . . . . . . . 0 60
Total men and women Total disablement 15 to 25 yrs 2010 April* . . . . . . 0 57,160 . . . . . . . . . . 0 50
Total men and women Total disablement 15 to 25 yrs 2010 May* . . . . . . 0 56,890 . . . . . . . . . . 0 50
Total men and women Total disablement 15 to 25 yrs 2010 June* . . . . . . 0 56,530 . . . . . . . . . . 0 50
Total men and women Total disablement 15 to 25 yrs 2010 July* . . . . . . 0 56,100 . . . . . . . . . . 0 40
Total men and women Total disablement 15 to 25 yrs 2010 August* . . . . . . 0 55,630 . . . . . . . . . . 0 40
Total men and women Total disablement 15 to 25 yrs 2010 September* . . . . . . 0 55,120 . . . . . . . . . . 0 40
Total men and women Total disablement 15 to 25 yrs 2010 October* . . . . . . 0 54,580 . . . . . . . . . . 0 40
Total men and women Total disablement 15 to 25 yrs 2010 November* . . . . . . 0 54,080 . . . . . . . . . . 0 30
Total men and women Total disablement 25 to 35 yrs 2009 December* . . . . . . 1,090 52,440 670 1,550 950 610 . . . . . . 1,090 4,880
Total men and women Total disablement 25 to 35 yrs 2010 January* . . . . . . 1,040 53,380 . . . . . . . . . . 1,040 4,950
Total men and women Total disablement 25 to 35 yrs 2010 February* . . . . . . 1,020 53,660 . . . . . . . . . . 1,020 4,870
Total men and women Total disablement 25 to 35 yrs 2010 March* . . . . . . 1,000 53,970 . . . . . . . . . . 1,000 4,770
Total men and women Total disablement 25 to 35 yrs 2010 April* . . . . . . 970 54,110 . . . . . . . . . . 970 4,670
Total men and women Total disablement 25 to 35 yrs 2010 May* . . . . . . 950 54,340 . . . . . . . . . . 950 4,580
Total men and women Total disablement 25 to 35 yrs 2010 June* . . . . . . 920 54,520 . . . . . . . . . . 920 4,510
Total men and women Total disablement 25 to 35 yrs 2010 July* . . . . . . 900 54,830 . . . . . . . . . . 900 4,430
Total men and women Total disablement 25 to 35 yrs 2010 August* . . . . . . 880 55,060 . . . . . . . . . . 880 4,340
Total men and women Total disablement 25 to 35 yrs 2010 September* . . . . . . 860 55,360 . . . . . . . . . . 860 4,270
Total men and women Total disablement 25 to 35 yrs 2010 October* . . . . . . 840 55,690 . . . . . . . . . . 840 4,210
Total men and women Total disablement 25 to 35 yrs 2010 November* . . . . . . 820 55,910 . . . . . . . . . . 820 4,140
Total men and women Total disablement 35 to 45 yrs 2009 December* . . . . . . 5,130 62,370 630 1,620 1,410 210 . . . . . . 5,130 24,200
Total men and women Total disablement 35 to 45 yrs 2010 January* . . . . . . 5,100 63,210 . . . . . . . . . . 5,090 24,420
Total men and women Total disablement 35 to 45 yrs 2010 February* . . . . . . 5,040 62,970 . . . . . . . . . . 5,030 24,220
Total men and women Total disablement 35 to 45 yrs 2010 March* . . . . . . 4,970 62,740 . . . . . . . . . . 4,970 23,980
Total men and women Total disablement 35 to 45 yrs 2010 April* . . . . . . 4,900 62,310 . . . . . . . . . . 4,900 23,650
Total men and women Total disablement 35 to 45 yrs 2010 May* . . . . . . 4,830 62,090 . . . . . . . . . . 4,830 23,460
Total men and women Total disablement 35 to 45 yrs 2010 June* . . . . . . 4,810 61,940 . . . . . . . . . . 4,810 23,300
Total men and women Total disablement 35 to 45 yrs 2010 July* . . . . . . 4,720 61,690 . . . . . . . . . . 4,720 23,090
Total men and women Total disablement 35 to 45 yrs 2010 August* . . . . . . 4,680 61,570 . . . . . . . . . . 4,680 22,960
Total men and women Total disablement 35 to 45 yrs 2010 September* . . . . . . 4,650 61,360 . . . . . . . . . . 4,650 22,780
Total men and women Total disablement 35 to 45 yrs 2010 October* . . . . . . 4,610 61,120 . . . . . . . . . . 4,610 22,610
Total men and women Total disablement 35 to 45 yrs 2010 November* . . . . . . 4,570 60,850 . . . . . . . . . . 4,570 22,400
Total men and women Total disablement 45 to 55 yrs 2009 December* . . . . . . 15,240 86,100 890 3,030 2,880 150 . . . . . . 15,230 51,600
Total men and women Total disablement 45 to 55 yrs 2010 January* . . . . . . 15,110 86,690 . . . . . . . . . . 15,090 52,180
Total men and women Total disablement 45 to 55 yrs 2010 February* . . . . . . 14,990 86,540 . . . . . . . . . . 14,980 51,960
Total men and women Total disablement 45 to 55 yrs 2010 March* . . . . . . 14,900 86,320 . . . . . . . . . . 14,880 51,690
Total men and women Total disablement 45 to 55 yrs 2010 April* . . . . . . 14,690 85,930 . . . . . . . . . . 14,670 51,280
Total men and women Total disablement 45 to 55 yrs 2010 May* . . . . . . 14,580 85,760 . . . . . . . . . . 14,560 51,050
Total men and women Total disablement 45 to 55 yrs 2010 June* . . . . . . 14,450 85,580 . . . . . . . . . . 14,430 50,810
Total men and women Total disablement 45 to 55 yrs 2010 July* . . . . . . 14,330 85,390 . . . . . . . . . . 14,310 50,590
Total men and women Total disablement 45 to 55 yrs 2010 August* . . . . . . 14,210 85,180 . . . . . . . . . . 14,190 50,340
Total men and women Total disablement 45 to 55 yrs 2010 September* . . . . . . 14,100 85,030 . . . . . . . . . . 14,080 50,110
Total men and women Total disablement 45 to 55 yrs 2010 October* . . . . . . 13,970 84,810 . . . . . . . . . . 13,960 49,820
Total men and women Total disablement 45 to 55 yrs 2010 November* . . . . . . 13,860 84,580 . . . . . . . . . . 13,850 49,540
Total men and women Total disablement 55 to 65 yrs 2009 December* . . . . . . 31,110 127,540 1,220 3,250 3,070 180 . . . . . . 31,060 95,660
Total men and women Total disablement 55 to 65 yrs 2010 January* . . . . . . 30,670 125,600 . . . . . . . . . . 30,620 95,150
Total men and women Total disablement 55 to 65 yrs 2010 February* . . . . . . 30,490 124,990 . . . . . . . . . . 30,440 94,570
Total men and women Total disablement 55 to 65 yrs 2010 March* . . . . . . 30,340 124,410 . . . . . . . . . . 30,300 94,040
Total men and women Total disablement 55 to 65 yrs 2010 April* . . . . . . 29,980 123,690 . . . . . . . . . . 29,940 93,390
Total men and women Total disablement 55 to 65 yrs 2010 May* . . . . . . 29,840 123,350 . . . . . . . . . . 29,800 93,050
Total men and women Total disablement 55 to 65 yrs 2010 June* . . . . . . 29,700 122,750 . . . . . . . . . . 29,660 92,460
Total men and women Total disablement 55 to 65 yrs 2010 July* . . . . . . 29,580 122,440 . . . . . . . . . . 29,540 92,160
Total men and women Total disablement 55 to 65 yrs 2010 August* . . . . . . 29,490 122,160 . . . . . . . . . . 29,450 91,860
Total men and women Total disablement 55 to 65 yrs 2010 September* . . . . . . 29,400 121,850 . . . . . . . . . . 29,360 91,570
Total men and women Total disablement 55 to 65 yrs 2010 October* . . . . . . 29,330 121,670 . . . . . . . . . . 29,290 91,370
Total men and women Total disablement 55 to 65 yrs 2010 November* . . . . . . 29,250 121,360 . . . . . . . . . . 29,210 91,060
Total men and women Partial disablement (< 80%) 15 to 65 yrs 2009 December* . . . . . . 16,890 60,460 770 2,150 1,960 190 . . . . . . 16,870 50,470
Total men and women Partial disablement (< 80%) 15 to 65 yrs 2010 January* . . . . . . 16,460 59,890 . . . . . . . . . . 16,440 49,830
Total men and women Partial disablement (< 80%) 15 to 65 yrs 2010 February* . . . . . . 16,320 59,490 . . . . . . . . . . 16,310 49,480
Total men and women Partial disablement (< 80%) 15 to 65 yrs 2010 March* . . . . . . 16,200 58,940 . . . . . . . . . . 16,180 49,020
Total men and women Partial disablement (< 80%) 15 to 65 yrs 2010 April* . . . . . . 16,050 58,400 . . . . . . . . . . 16,030 48,540
Total men and women Partial disablement (< 80%) 15 to 65 yrs 2010 May* . . . . . . 15,920 57,990 . . . . . . . . . . 15,900 48,200
Total men and women Partial disablement (< 80%) 15 to 65 yrs 2010 June* . . . . . . 15,800 57,650 . . . . . . . . . . 15,780 47,910
Total men and women Partial disablement (< 80%) 15 to 65 yrs 2010 July* . . . . . . 15,670 57,250 . . . . . . . . . . 15,650 47,570
Total men and women Partial disablement (< 80%) 15 to 65 yrs 2010 August* . . . . . . 15,560 56,870 . . . . . . . . . . 15,540 47,250
Total men and women Partial disablement (< 80%) 15 to 65 yrs 2010 September* . . . . . . 15,450 56,480 . . . . . . . . . . 15,440 46,930
Total men and women Partial disablement (< 80%) 15 to 65 yrs 2010 October* . . . . . . 15,330 56,080 . . . . . . . . . . 15,310 46,600
Total men and women Partial disablement (< 80%) 15 to 65 yrs 2010 November* . . . . . . 15,210 55,630 . . . . . . . . . . 15,190 46,230
Total men and women Partial disablement (< 80%) 15 to 25 yrs 2009 December* . . . . . . 0 890 10 40 20 20 . . . . . . 0 10
Total men and women Partial disablement (< 80%) 15 to 25 yrs 2010 January* . . . . . . 0 960 . . . . . . . . . . 0 10
Total men and women Partial disablement (< 80%) 15 to 25 yrs 2010 February* . . . . . . 0 970 . . . . . . . . . . 0 10
Total men and women Partial disablement (< 80%) 15 to 25 yrs 2010 March* . . . . . . 0 970 . . . . . . . . . . 0 10
Total men and women Partial disablement (< 80%) 15 to 25 yrs 2010 April* . . . . . . 0 960 . . . . . . . . . . 0 10
Total men and women Partial disablement (< 80%) 15 to 25 yrs 2010 May* . . . . . . 0 960 . . . . . . . . . . 0 10
Total men and women Partial disablement (< 80%) 15 to 25 yrs 2010 June* . . . . . . 0 940 . . . . . . . . . . 0 10
Total men and women Partial disablement (< 80%) 15 to 25 yrs 2010 July* . . . . . . 0 930 . . . . . . . . . . 0 10
Total men and women Partial disablement (< 80%) 15 to 25 yrs 2010 August* . . . . . . 0 910 . . . . . . . . . . 0 0
Total men and women Partial disablement (< 80%) 15 to 25 yrs 2010 September* . . . . . . 0 890 . . . . . . . . . . 0 0
Total men and women Partial disablement (< 80%) 15 to 25 yrs 2010 October* . . . . . . 0 870 . . . . . . . . . . 0 0
Total men and women Partial disablement (< 80%) 15 to 25 yrs 2010 November* . . . . . . 0 860 . . . . . . . . . . 0 0
Total men and women Partial disablement (< 80%) 25 to 35 yrs 2009 December* . . . . . . 200 2,350 30 90 60 30 . . . . . . 200 950
Total men and women Partial disablement (< 80%) 25 to 35 yrs 2010 January* . . . . . . 190 2,370 . . . . . . . . . . 190 950
Total men and women Partial disablement (< 80%) 25 to 35 yrs 2010 February* . . . . . . 190 2,350 . . . . . . . . . . 190 930
Total men and women Partial disablement (< 80%) 25 to 35 yrs 2010 March* . . . . . . 180 2,320 . . . . . . . . . . 180 900
Source: CBS.
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Table explanation


The number of disablement benefits under the Disablement Insurance Act (WAO), the Disablement Provision Act for Disabled from an Early Age (Wajong) and
the Disablement Insurance Act for Self-employed (WAZ) by sex, age, degree of disablement, sector, category of origin, diagnostic code and period.

Employee's who became sick on January the first of 2004 or later, can no longer acquire a WAO benefit.
Nothing will change for benefits already paid under the WAO.
As from January the first of 2006 there is a new Disablement Insurance Act (WIA).

The Self-employed persons, who became sick on 1 August 2004 or later, can no longer acquire a WAZ benefit. Nothing will change for benefits already paid under the WAZ.

Data available from: January 1998 until November 2010.

In the period 1998-2000 the breakdown by diagnostic code is only available for the months December.
For the period 1998-2000 it proved necessary to combine and include the public sector categories 'public sector education and science' and 'other public sector' in the category 'other public sector'.
From January 2004 the breakdown by economic benefits has been changed. The benefits which were categorised in the 'public sector services' have been or will be transferred to the 'other public sector'.
The category of origin of the vast majority of benefits to persons living abroad is unknown.
See also the table 'Labour disablement; regional.

Status of the figures
The figures of November 2009 until November 2010 are provisional, the other figures are definitive.
Since the table has been stopped, the provisional figures will not become definitive.

Changes as of 22 October 2013
The table has been stopped.

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Labour disablement benefits
The number of labour disablement benefits under the Disablement
Insurance Act (WAO), the Disablement Provision Act for
Disabled from an Early Age (Wajong), and the Disablement Act
for Self-employed (WAZ) not terminated at the end of the
period under review (current benefits).
Employee's who became sick on January the first of 2004 or later, can no
longer acquire a WAO benefit. Nothing will change for benefits already
paid under the WAO. As from January the first of 2006 there is a new
Disablement Insurance Act (WIA).
The Self-employed persons, who became sick on 1 August 2004 or later,
can no longer acquire a WAZ benefit. Nothing will change for benefits
already paid under the WAZ.
By diagnosis
In the period 1998-2000 the breakdown by diagnostic code is only available
for the months December. Disablement benefits are based on a
classification of diseases derived from the International Classification
of Diseases and Health-related Problems, tenth revised version (ICD-10).
If the diagnostic code is unknown, data are not published.
Diseases of the bones/muscular system
Diseases of the nervous system, eye, ear
Diseases of the respiratory system
Diseases of the digestive system
Disease of the skin/subcutaneous tissue
Diseases of the urogenital system
By economic activity
By ministerial decree the public and private sectors have
been divided into subsectors. Each subsector comprises one or more
activities. The Employee Insurance Agency (UWV) gives advice on the
classification of the subsectors. There exists a statutory obligation for
every employer to become a member of the subsector which covers his
activities.In the period 1998-2000 the categories 'public sector,
education and science' and 'other public sector' were included in the
category 'other public sector'.
Other public sector
For the period 1998-2000 it proved necessary to combine and include
the public sector categories 'public sector education and science'
and 'other public sector' in the category 'other public sector'.
From March 2004 the breakdown by economic benefits has been changed.
The benefits which were categorised in the 'public sector services'
have been or will be transferred to the 'other public sector'.
Other economic activities
Including economic activity unknown.
By ethnic background
Native background: persons born in the Netherlands whose parents were also
born in the Netherlands as well as persons born abroad whose parents were
both born in the Netherlands. All other persons are considered to be
non-natives.
The ethnic background of most benefit recipients living abroad is unknown.
Immigrants by generation
Non-natives born abroad are defined as the 1st generation, non-natives
born in the Netherlands as the 2nd generation.
Western and non-western background
Foreign immigrants are categorised by country of origin. If a non-native
person was born abroad, the country of birth is considered to be the
country of origin. If he/she was born in the Netherlands, the mother's
country of birth is considered to be the country of origin, unless the
mother was also born in the Netherlands. In that case the father's country
of birth is considered to be the country of origin. The country of origin
of western immigrants is situated in Europe (excluding the Netherlands
and Turkey), North America, Indonesia, Japan and Oceania (e.g. Australia,
New Zealand). Non-natives whose country of origin is situated elsewhere
are defined as non-western immigrants.
Non-western
Non-western immigrants: country of origin is not situated in Europe
(excluding the Netherlands and Turkey), North America, Indonesia, Japan
and Oceania (e.g. Australia, New Zealand).
Non-western immigrants come from the following countries:
-Morocco;
-Turkey;
-Surinam;
-Netherlands Antilles and Aruba;
-Other non-western immigrants.
By country of origin
Non-western immigrants: country of origin is not situated in Europe
(excluding the Netherlands and Turkey), North America, Indonesia, Japan
and Oceania (e.g. Australia, New Zealand).
Non-western immigrants come from the following countries:
-Morocco;
-Turkey;
-Surinam;
-Netherlands Antilles and Aruba;
-Other non-western immigrants.
Netherlands Antilles and Aruba
Other non-western countries
1st gen. other non-western countries
People from other non-western countries born abroad are defined as the 1st
generation, people from other non-western countries born in the
Netherlands as the 2nd generation.
2nd gen. other non-western countries
People from other non-western countries born abroad are defined as the 1st
generation, people from other non-western countries born in the
Netherlands as the 2nd generation.
Disablement Insurance Act (WAO)
The number of benefits under the Disablement Insurance Act (WAO) not
terminated at the end of the period under review (current benefits).
Employee's who became sick on January the first of 2004 or later, can no
longer acquire a WAO benefit. Nothing will change for benefits already
paid under the WAO. As from January the first of 2006 there is a new
Disablement Insurance Act (WIA).
By diagnosis
In the period 1998-2000 the breakdown by diagnostic code is only available
for the months December. Disablement benefits are based on a
classification of diseases derived from the International Classification
of Diseases and Health-related Problems, tenth revised version (ICD-10).
If the diagnostic code is unknown, data are not published.
Diseases of the bones/muscular system
Diseases of the nervous system, eye, ear
Diseases of the respiratory system
Diseases of the digestive system
Disease of the skin/subcutaneous tissue
Diseases of the urogenital system
By economic activity
In the period 1998-2000 the categories 'public sector, education and
science' and 'other public sector' were included in the category 'other
public sector'. By ministerial decree the public and private sectors have
been divided into subsectors. Each subsector comprises one or more
activities. The Employee Insurance Agency (UWV) gives advice on the
classification of the subsectors. There exists a statutory obligation for
every employer to become a member of the subsector which covers his
activities.
Other public sector
Other economic activities
Including economic activity unknown.