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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Number of recipients of LSS service in Sweden 2022, by disability type
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.
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Socialstyrelsen. (April 5, 2023). Number of people receiving LSS disability service in Sweden 2022, by disability type [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Retrieved July 22, 2026, from /statistics/530601/sweden-disability-by-type/
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Socialstyrelsen. (2023). Number of people receiving LSS disability service in Sweden 2022, by disability type. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2026. /statistics/530601/sweden-disability-by-type/
Socialstyrelsen. "Number of People Receiving Lss Disability Service in Sweden 2022, by Disability Type." ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc., 5 Apr 2023, /statistics/530601/sweden-disability-by-type/
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Number of people receiving LSS disability service in Sweden 2022, by disability type [Graph], Socialstyrelsen, April 5, 2023. [Online]. Available: /statistics/530601/sweden-disability-by-type/