Аннотация
The high socio-economic significance of the issue of population disability in the context of demographic ageing determines researchers’ interest in studying the factors influencing the dynamics of this process.Objective: to study the dynamics of disability in Kazakhstan for 2015-2023 to assess the effectiveness of measures implemented to prevent it.Methods. Analysis of primary statistical information on disability of the population according to the statistical form of the Bureau of National Statistics of the Republic of Kazakhstan.Results. In the age structure of primary disability, similar to the total number of persons with disabilities, there is an increase in disability among children and persons of retirement age.Conducting a targeted analysis of disability indicators among the adult population allows us to identify the level, trends and characteristics of disability both at working age and at retirement age.Conclusion. These data are of significant practical importance for ministries, departments and organizations working in the field of disability, as well as for the development and implementation of programs and the adoption of specific legislative and practical measures for social support of people with disabilities.Keywords.Disability, disability prevention, retirement age, gerontology.