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The incidence of respiratory system diseases (J00\u2013J99), influenza and pneumonia (J09\u2013J18), and other acute lower respiratory infections (J20\u2013J22) decreased before COVID-19, while the incidence of lung diseases due to external agents (J60\u2013J70), other respiratory diseases principally affecting the interstitium (J80\u2013J84), and other diseases of the pleura (J90\u2013J94) increased during the pandemic. The risk of COVID-19 death among people with disabilities was 1.1-fold higher for female patients (95% CI = 1.06\u20131.142), 1.41-fold for patients aged 70 years and older (95% CI = 1.09\u20131.82), and 1.24-fold higher for people with severe disabilities (95% CI = 1.19\u20131.28).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p>The mortality rate in people with disabilities significantly increased during COVID-19, compared with that before the pandemic. People with disabilities had a higher mortality rate during COVID-19 compared with the general population. 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