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The real cause for most disabilities is shocking
The number of people facing disabilities due to this disorder has gone up by 18 percent as per the WHO.
Apart from several physical disabilities that plague people across the world, loss of interest in any activity, lack of appetite and struggle to concentrate are also common disabilities seen among people all over the globe.
Among several causes of disability across the world, the WHO has finally come out with the most common one which is bound to shock you. The World Health Organisation stated that depression is the single largest reason for disabilities in the world presently.
The report showed that the amount of people suffering from depression went up by 18 percent and around 80 percent of people facing depression live in developing countries. In India alone, more than 5 crore people are suffering from depressive disorders and over 3 crore have anxiety disorder.
In addition to disabilities, depression also causes a large number of suicides with eight lakh suicides death a year being triggered by the disorder.
