Disability Awareness Month

In light of the fact it is Disability Awareness Month, we thought it would be a good idea to see the leading causes of both long-term and short-term disability claims recently released by UNUM.  

In 2011, Unum’s leading causes of long term disability claims were:

• Cancer (15%)
• Back disorders (excluding injury) (14.6%)
• Injuries (10.4%)
• Behavioral health issues (10.1%)
• Circulatory system disorders (9.3%)
• Joint disorders (8.5%)

The leading causes of short term disability were:

• Normal pregnancy (18.9%)
• Injuries (10.9%)
• Complications from pregnancy (8.8%)
• Digestive disorders (8%)
• Back disorders (7%)
• Cancer (6.6%)