Table 2.

Distribution of deaths among applicants for SSA disability benefits (1997-2006)

	Age at Application a
	<18		18-64		65+		Total
	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%
Total applicants	269,455	100.0	2,126,331	100.0	10,991	100.0	2,406,777a	100.00
Died	16,046	6.0	674,352	31.7	2,439	22.2	692,837	28.8
Survived	253,409	94.0	1,451,979	68.3	8,552	77.8	1,713,940	71.2
Total deaths	16,046	100.0	674,352	100.0	2,439	100.0	692,837	100.0
Death occurred  before SSA decision	2,057	12.8	39,447	5.9	242	9.9	41,746	6.0
Death occurred  after SSA decision	13,989	87.2	634,905	94.2	2,197	90.1	651,091	94.0
Death occurred  after SSA decision	13,989	100.0	634,905	100.0	2,197	100.0	651,091	100.0
Before cash   benefits b	28	0.2	105,596	16.6	128	5.8	105,752	16.2
Before Medicare   benefits b	126	0.9	262,559	41.4	324	14.8	263,009	40.4
After Medicare   benefits b	191	1.4	161,997	25.5	305	13.9	162,493	25.0
Deaths among   denied applicants	614	4.4	7,396	1.2	102	4.6	8,112	1.2
Deaths among SSI   recipients	13,029	93.1	97,313	15.3	1,338	60.9	111,680	17.2
Pending or   unknown decision	1	0.0	44	0.0	0	0.0	45	0.0

Source: NIH tabulation, SSA Administrative Data

^a: Missing age information (n=1,685);

^b: DI beneficiaries only