IN ARMENIA 13969 PEOPLE FIRST RECOGNIZED INVALID LAST YEAR

YEREVAN, MARCH 24, NOYAN TAPAN. 135.7 thousand invalids, among
them 39.9% women were registered in the information base of the
Medical-Social Examination Agency of RA Labor and Social Affairs
Ministry. According to data of RA National Statistic Service, in the
second half of 2004, 3273 invalids didn’t report for re-examination,
among which 319 are up to 18 years old, 1118 are from 18 to 40
and 1836 are at the age of retiring. 61879 people were examined by
Medical-Social Examination Commissions in 2004. On the whole, 58126
people were recognized invalid, among which 13969 were for the first
time. 11636 of those who were recognized invalid for the first time
were because of common diseases.