A disability can be congenital or caused by an accident, but also by a chronic disease. Depending on the degree of disability, one is considered severely disabled in Germany.
Around 2022 million people in Germany were living with a disability in 10, 7.8 million of whom were even consideredsevere disabled. According to the VDK, these diseases can be considered severe disability: cancer, stroke, diabetes mellitus, multiple sclerosis, depression, sleep apnea and migraines. The degree of disabilities is determined by a medical expert and depends on the limitations that the disabled person has in everyday life.