United Nations Statistics Division - Demographic and Social Statistics


Human functioning and disability
Introduction \| Statistics \| Standards and methods \| Meetings

Back

Percentage of persons with disability by age and sex

Sudan 1992 Survey

All areas	Total	0-14	15-64	65 +
Total	1.1	0.7	1.1	5.6
Male	1.3	0.7	1.3	5.8
Female	1.0	0.6	1.0	5.3

Urban	Total	0-14	15-64	65 +
Total	1.2	0.8	1.1	6.1
Male	1.5	0.9	1.3	8.1
Female	0.9	0.6	0.9	3.4

Rural	Total	0-14	15-64	65 +
Total	1.1	0.6	1.1	5.3
Male	1.2	0.7	1.2	4.7
Female	1.1	0.5	1.0	6.3

Source: The Republic of Sudan Federal Ministry of Health and League of Arab States Pan Arab Project for Child Development, Maternal and Child Health Survey, 1992/93, Principal Report (1995).

Questions used to identify persons with disabilities:

Does anyone in this household, including very young children and women, have any long-term condition or health problem which prevents or limits his/her participation in activities normal for a person of his/her age?

DEMOGRAPHIC AND SOCIAL STATISTICS

MAJOR WORK PROGRAMMES

Human functioning and disability