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2024 Taiwan Health and Welfare Report

Low-Income and Middle-Low-Income Household Members, by Year and
Figure 2-12
Age Group

No. of People aged 65 and above in Low-Income
and Middle-Low-Income Households
% of People aged 65 and above in
Household 3.1 No. of People under 65 in Low-Income Low-Income and Middle-Low-Income
(1,000s) Household and Middle-Low-Income Households Households out of the Total Population Ĉ
(10,000s)
700 60
6.5
Household
600 (10,000s) 50
500 66.6
40
49.9
400 Household
(10,000s)
30
300 Household
(10,000s)
20
200 8.4 9.3 10.2 11.5
100 4.4 4.7 5.0 5.5 6.1 6.8 7.6 10

0 0
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Year
Source: Department of Statistics, MOHW, R.O.C. (Taiwan)

Section 2 Disabilities aged 65 and above shows that "physical disabilities"
At the end of 2023, the total number of are the most prevalent, accounting for 29.8%, as
individuals holding disability certificates reached indicated in Table 2-2 and Figure 2-13.
1,214,668, accounting for 5.2% of the total population.
Among them, there were 669,360 males (55.1%) and Section 3 Domestic Violence
545,308 females (44.9%). In recent years, the government has intensified
Compared to 2013, the number of individuals its efforts to raise awareness and promote primary
with disabilities has increased by 89,555 or 8.0%. prevention of domestic violence in communities. It
This increase can be attributed mainly to the extended has strengthened reporting networks and support
lifespan, with a more significant growth observed measures. The number of reported domestic violence
among the elderly population with disabilities. In victims have shown a steady increase, rising from
2023, there was a decrease of 9.3% in the number of 110,103 individuals in 2013 to 132,147 individuals in
individuals with disabilities aged 0 to 17, and a 9.1% 2023. When calculated as the reported victim rate per
decrease among those aged 18 to 64, in comparison 100,000 population, it amounts to 566 individuals in
to the 2013. However, there was a notable increase of 2023. Among them, there were 424 males and 704
36.4% among individuals aged 65 and above. Further females, with females being 1.7 times more likely to be
examination of the types of disabilities among those victims compared to males, as shown in Figure 2-14.

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