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=== United States === According to the [[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention|Centers for Disease Control]]'s Morbidity and Mortality weekly report, one-fourth of people in the United States are reported to be disabled as of 2016. 10% of young adults were reported to have mental disabilities. The rates of mobility-related issues were highest among middle-aged people and elderly people, with 18.1% and 26.9%, respectively.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Okoro |first=Catherine A. |date=2018 |title=Prevalence of Disabilities and Health Care Access by Disability Status and Type Among Adults β United States, 2016 |url=https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/67/wr/mm6732a3.htm |journal=MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report |language=en-us |volume=67 |issue=32 |pages=882β887 |doi=10.15585/mmwr.mm6732a3 |pmid=30114005 |pmc=6095650 |issn=0149-2195}}</ref> In terms of race or ethnicity, Asians have the lowest reported rate of disability at around 10%, while Native Americans, the ethnic group with the highest reported incidence, are reported to have a disability rate at an estimated 30% of adults. African Americans had a higher reported disability rate of 25%, compared to 16% for white adults and 17% for Hispanic people.<ref>{{Cite web |last=CDC |date=October 25, 2019 |title=Infographic: Adults with Disabilities: Ethnicity and Race {{!}} CDC |url=https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/disabilityandhealth/materials/infographic-disabilities-ethnicity-race.html |access-date=September 22, 2022 |website=Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |language=en-us}}</ref>
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