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Disability statistics - all data



Percentage of persons with disability by age and sex
Algeria 1992 Survey
 
All areasTotal   
Total 1.2    
Male 1.4    
Female 1.1    

Enquête Algerienne sur la santé de la mère et de l'enfant, Rapport principal (1992)




Percentage of persons with disability by age and sex
Aruba 1991 Census
 
All areasTotal0-14 15-64 65 + 
Total 5.5 2.2 4.8 24.2 
Male 5.7 2.3 5.3 23.8 
Female 5.4 2.1 4.4 24.3 

Central Bureau of Statistics, Third Population and Housing Census, October 6, 1991, Selected Tables (1992)




Percentage of persons with disability by age and sex
Australia 1993 Survey
 
All areasTotal0-14 15-59 60 + 
Total 18.0 7.0 13.6 50.9 
Male 18.4 8.3 14.1 53.8 
Female 17.6 5.6 13.1 48.5 

Tables provided by country




Percentage of persons with disability by age and sex
Australia 1981 Survey
 
All areasTotal   
Total 3.5    
Male 3.8    
Female 3.0    

Australian Bureau of Statistics, Handicapped Persons in Australia (1984)




Percentage of persons with disability by age and sex
Australia 1976 Census
 
All areasTotal0-14 15-59 60 + 
Total 4.8 1.4 3.9 15.6 
Male 5.0 1.7 4.5 16.0 
Female 4.5 1.2 3.3 15.4 

Australian Bureau of Statistics, Population and Dwellings: Summary Tables (1979)




Percentage of persons with disability by age and sex
Austria 1986 Survey
 
All areasTotal 15-59 60 + 
Total 14.4  6.4 46.1 
Male 15.0  7.9 53.7 
Female 13.8  4.9 41.7 

Beitrage zur Osterreichischen Statistik, Korperlich Beeintrachtigte Personen - Ergebnisse des Mikrozensus, Dezember 1986,  Heft 936 (1989)




Percentage of persons with disability by age and sex
Bahamas 1990 Census
 
All areasTotal0-14 15-59 60 + 
Total 1.5 0.5 1.3 9.7 
Male 1.5 0.6 1.4 9.2 
Female 1.5 0.5 1.2 10.1 

Tables provided by country




Percentage of persons with disability by age and sex
Bahrain 1991 Census
 
All areasTotal0-14 15-59 60 + 
Total 0.8 0.5 0.6 6.9 
Male 0.8 0.5 0.6 7.6 
Female 0.8 0.4 0.6 6.1 

Central Statistics Organisation, The Population, Housing, Buildings and Establishments Census, 1991, Demographic and Social Characteristics of the Population,  Part III (1993)




Percentage of persons with disability by age and sex
Bahrain 1981 Census
 
All areasTotal0-14 15-59 60 + 
Total 1.0 0.4 0.8 8.9 
Male 1.1 0.5 0.9 9.6 
Female 0.9 0.3 0.7 8.2 

Cabinet Affairs Directorate of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, Household and Group Quarters Record




Percentage of persons with disability by age and sex
Bangladesh 1982 Survey
 
All areasTotal   
Total 0.8    
Male 0.9    
Female 0.6    

Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, Disabled population of Bangladesh, Evidence from Demographic Sample Survey (1987)




Percentage of persons with disability by age and sex
Belize 1991 Census
 
All areasTotal   
Total 6.6    
Male 6.3    
Female 6.9    
 
Urban Total    
Total 6.6    
Male 5.6    
Female 7.3    
 
Rural Total    
Total 6.5    
Male 6.5    
Female 6.5    

Central Statistical Office, Ministry of Finance, 1991 Population Census: Major Findings




Percentage of persons with disability by age and sex
Benin 1991 Survey
 
All areasTotal   
Total 1.3    

Institut national de la statistique et de l’analyse économique, Pre-Census Pilot Survey, 1991




Percentage of persons with disability by age and sex
Bermuda 1991 Census
 
All areasTotal0-14 15-59 60 + 
Total 7.6 2.0 3.9 32.3 
Male 6.9 2.6 4.0 29.4 
Female 8.2 1.6 3.9 34.4 

Census Office, 1991 Census on Population and Housing: Executive Report (1992)




Percentage of persons with disability by age and sex
Botswana 1991 Census
 
All areasTotal0-14 15-59 60 + 
Total 2.2 0.9 1.6 16.0 

Tables provided by country




Percentage of persons with disability by age and sex
Brazil 1991 Census
 
All areasTotal0-14 15-59 60 + 
Total 0.9 0.4 0.9 2.7 
Male 1.1 0.5 1.2 2.9 
Female 0.7 0.4 0.7 2.5 
 
Urban Total 0-14 15-59 60 + 
Total 0.9 0.5 0.9 2.6 
Male 1.1 0.5 1.2 2.9 
Female 0.7 0.4 0.7 2.4 
 
Rural Total 0-14 15-59 60 + 
Total 0.9 0.4 1.0 2.9 
Male 1.0 0.4 1.2 2.9 
Female 0.7 0.3 0.8 3.7 

Fundacao Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estastistica - IBGE, Censo Demografico, 1991, Caracteristicas Gerais da Populacao e Instrucao,  No. 1 (1996)




Percentage of persons with disability by age and sex
Brazil 1981 Survey
 
All areasTotal0-14 15-59 60 + 
Total 1.7 0.9 1.8 6.9 

United Nations, Demographic Yearbook 1991, Special Issue: Population Ageing and the Situation of Elderly Persons (1993)




Percentage of persons with disability by age and sex
Canada 1991 Survey
 
All areasTotal0-14 15-64 65 + 
Total 15.5 6.9 12.9 46.0 
Male 15.4 7.9 12.4 43.3 
Female 15.6 6.0 13.4 49.3 

Statistics Canada, Selected Characteristics of Persons with Disabilities Residing in Households




Percentage of persons with disability by age and sex
Canada 1986 Survey
 
All areasTotal0-14 15-59 60 + 
Total 13.2 5.2 9.3 40.6 
Male 12.7 5.7 9.5 39.6 
Female 13.8 4.7 9.1 41.4 

Statistics Canada, Highlights: Disabled Persons in Canada, The Health and Activity Limitations Survey




Percentage of persons with disability by age and sex
Canada 1983 Survey
 
All areasTotal0-14 15-59 60 + 
Total 11.2 5.7 6.7 31.8 
Male 10.6 6.4 6.3 31.0 
Female 11.8 4.9 7.2 32.4 

Statistics Canada, Report on the Canadian Health and Disability Survey, 1983-84




Percentage of persons with disability by age and sex
Cape Verde 1990 Census
 
All areasTotal0-14 15-59 60 + 
Total 2.6 0.9 2.8 10.6 
Male 2.9 1.1 3.3 11.4 
Female 2.4 0.8 2.5 9.9 
 
Urban Total 0-14 15-59 60 + 
Total 2.1 0.9 2.3 9.2 
Male 2.3 1.0 2.6 10.5 
Female 2.0 0.7 2.1 8.4 
 
Rural Total 0-14 15-59 60 + 
Total 3.0 1.0 3.3 11.3 
Male 3.3 1.1 3.9 11.8 
Female 2.8 0.8 2.8 10.8 

Direcçâo de Estatísticas Demográficas e Sociais, 2o Rrecenseamento Geral da Populaçäo e Habitaçäo, 1990,  Number: DGE 99 (1992)




Percentage of persons with disability by age and sex
Central African Republic 1988 Census
 
All areasTotal0-14 15-59 60 + 
Total 1.5 0.7 1.8 6.3 
Male 1.8 0.8 2.2 7.0 
Female 1.3 0.7 1.4 5.5 

United Nations, Demographic Yearbook 1991, Special Issue: Population Ageing and the Situation of Elderly Persons (1993)




Percentage of persons with disability by age and sex
Chile 1992 Census
 
All areasTotal   
Total 2.2    

Tables provided by country




Percentage of persons with disability by age and sex
China 1987 Survey
 
All areasTotal0-14 15-59 60 + 
Total 5.0 2.8 3.6 22.0 
Male 4.9 3.0 3.8 20.5 
Female 5.0 2.5 3.3 23.3 

China data of 1987 Sampling Survey of the Handicapped




Percentage of persons with disability by age and sex
China 1983 Survey
 
All areasTotal0-14   
Total 1.4 1.4   
Male 1.5 1.5   
Female 1.4 1.4   
 
Urban Total 0-14   
Total 1.4 1.4   
 
Rural Total 0-14   
Total 1.5 1.5   

Bureau of Statistics, The Growing Chinese Children: Sample Survey on Children (1983)




Percentage of persons with disability by age and sex
Colombia 1993 Census
 
All areasTotal0-14 15-64 65 + 
Total 1.8 0.7 1.7 12.2 
Male 2.1 0.7 1.9 12.5 
Female 1.7 0.6 1.6 11.8 
 
Urban Total 0-14 15-64 65 + 
Total 1.8 0.7 1.7 12.1 
Male 1.9 0.8 1.8 12.7 
Female 1.7 0.7 1.5 11.6 
 
Rural Total 0-14 15-64 65 + 
Total 1.9 0.6 2.0 12.4 
Male 2.0 0.7 2.1 12.2 
Female 1.8 0.6 1.8 12.5 

Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estatistica, XVI Censo Nacional de Poblacion y Vivienda, 1993




Percentage of persons with disability by age and sex
Colombia 1991 Survey
 
All areasTotal0-14 15-59 60 + 
Total 5.6 2.9 5.6 18.5 
Male 5.6 2.8 5.9 18.5 
Female 5.5 2.9 5.3 18.5 

Tables provided by country




Percentage of persons with disability by age and sex
Comoros 1980 Census
 
All areasTotal0-14 15-59 60 + 
Total 1.7 0.9 2.0 5.6 
Male 1.9 1.0 2.3 5.9 
Female 1.5 0.7 1.7 5.3 

Recensement general de la population et de l'habitat, Tableaux statistiques du recensement de la population,  Vol 2




Percentage of persons with disability by age and sex
Congo 1974 Census
 
All areasTotal   
Total 1.1    
Male 1.3    
Female 0.9    

Direction des statistique and sociales, Recensement general de la population du Congo, 1974, Tableaux statistiques detailles,  Tome IV (1978)




Percentage of persons with disability by age and sex
Cyprus 1992 Census
 
All areasTotal0-14 15-59 60 + 
Total 4.0 0.7 3.1 12.9 
Male 4.2 0.8 3.6 13.2 
Female 3.7 0.6 2.6 12.6 
 
Urban Total 0-14 15-59 60 + 
Total 3.5 0.7 2.7 12.2 
Male 3.7 0.8 3.1 12.5 
Female 3.3 0.6 2.2 12.0 
 
Rural Total 0-14 15-59 60 + 
Total 5.0 0.8 4.0 13.9 
Male 5.2 0.9 4.6 14.2 
Female 4.7 0.7 3.4 13.5 

Department of Statistics and Research, Ministry of Finance, Census of Population, 1992, Persons with Limitations in Activities,  Vol. VI (1996)




Percentage of persons with disability by age and sex
Cyprus 1982 Census
 
All areasTotal0-14 15-59 60 + 
Total 2.3 0.8 2.1 5.3 
Male 2.5 0.8 2.4 5.9 
Female 2.0 0.7 1.8 4.8 
 
Urban Total 0-14 15-59 60 + 
Total 2.3    
Male 2.5    
Female 2.1    
 
Rural Total 0-14 15-59 60 + 
Total 2.2    
Male 2.4    
Female 1.9    

Department of Statistics and Research, Ministry of Finance, Census of disabled persons, 1982




Percentage of persons with disability by age and sex
Egypt 1996 Survey
 
All areasTotal   
Total 4.4    

Social Research Centre, American University in Cairo, Child Well-Being in Egypt, Results of Egypt's Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (1997)




Percentage of persons with disability by age and sex
Egypt 1981 Survey
 
All areasTotal0-14 15-59 60 + 
Total 1.6 0.7 1.7 7.3 
Male 1.9 0.9 2.4 8.0 
Female 1.3 0.5 1.3 6.6 
 
Urban Total 0-14 15-59 60 + 
Total 1.7 0.9 1.7 8.5 
Male 2.3 1.0 2.6 9.8 
Female 1.3 0.7 1.1 7.2 
 
Rural Total 0-14 15-59 60 + 
Total 1.5 0.6 1.7 6.6 
Male 1.7 0.8 2.3 7.0 
Female 1.3 0.4 1.4 6.3 

Ministry of Health, Health Interview Survey, 1981/82,  Publication No. 16 (1982)




Percentage of persons with disability by age and sex
Egypt 1976 Census
 
All areasTotal0-14 15-59 60 + 
Total 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.3 
Male 0.4 0.2 0.3 0.2 
Female 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.6 

Tables provided by country




Percentage of persons with disability by age and sex
El Salvador 1992 Census
 
All areasTotal0-14 15-59 60 + 
Total 1.6 0.6 1.5 7.9 
Male 1.8 0.6 1.8 8.2 
Female 1.4 0.5 1.2 7.6 
 
Urban Total 0-14 15-59 60 + 
Total 1.6 0.6 1.4 7.7 
Male 1.7 0.6 1.6 7.9 
Female 1.5 0.5 1.1 7.6 
 
Rural Total 0-14 15-59 60 + 
Total 1.6 0.5 1.6 8.0 
Male 1.8 0.6 1.9 8.4 
Female 1.4 0.5 1.3 7.6 

Dirección General de Estatistica y Censos, Censos Nacionales V de Poblacion y IV de Vivienda




Percentage of persons with disability by age and sex
Ethiopia 1984 Census
 
All areasTotal0-14 15-59 60 + 
Total 3.8 1.8 4.5 9.4 

Office of the Population and Housing Census Commission, Analytical Report on Results (available only for 2 regions)




Percentage of persons with disability by age and sex
Gaza Strip 1996 Survey
 
All areasTotal0-14 15-49 50 + 
Total 2.1 1.7 1.9 4.4 
Male 2.3 1.8 2.4 4.8 
Female 1.8 1.6 1.4 4.0 

Tables provided by country




Percentage of persons with disability by age and sex
Germany 1992 Survey
 
All areasTotal0-14 15-59 60 + 
Total 8.4 0.9 4.7 25.7 
Male 9.4 1.0 5.3 34.7 
Female 7.5 0.8 3.8 20.2 

Statistisches Bundesamt Wiesbaden, Stichproberhebung uber die Bevolkerung und den Arbeitsmarkt (Population and Labour Market Survey)




Percentage of persons with disability by age and sex
Germany 1989 Administrative Records
 
All areasTotal0-14 15-59 60 + 
Total 8.6 0.9 4.8 25.9 
Male 9.6 1.0 5.5 35.7 
Female 7.6 0.7 3.9 20.2 

Statistisches Bundesamt Wiesbaden, Sozialleistungen, Schwerbehinderte 1989,  Fachserie 13, Reihe 5.1 (1991)




Percentage of persons with disability by age and sex
Germany 1989 Survey
 
All areasTotal   
Total 5.7    
Male 6.6    
Female 4.4    

Statistisches Bundesamt Wiesbaden, Wirtschaft und Statistik 8/1992 (1992)




Percentage of persons with disability by age and sex
India 1981 Census
 
All areasTotal   
Total 0.2    
 
Urban Total    
Total 0.2    
 
Rural Total    
Total 0.1    

Census of India, 1981 - Series 1,  Part VII-B - The Physically Handicapped




Percentage of persons with disability by age and sex
Iraq 1977 Census
 
All areasTotal0-14 15-49 50 + 
Total 0.9 0.3 1.0 3.4 
Male 1.1 0.4 1.3 3.9 
Female 0.7 0.2 0.7 2.9 
 
Urban Total 0-14 15-49 50 + 
Total 1.0    
Male 1.2    
Female 0.8    
 
Rural Total 0-14 15-49 50 + 
Total 0.8    
Male 1.1    
Female 0.6    

Tables provided by country




Percentage of persons with disability by age and sex
Italy 1994 Survey
 
All areasTotal6-14 15-54 55 + 
Total 5.0 3.5 1.6 20.8 
Male 4.0 3.8 1.5 16.8 
Female 6.0 3.1 1.6 23.7 

Instituto Nazionale di Statistica, Tavole Disabili per un’ Indagine Condizione di Salute e Ricorso ai Servizi Sanitari Anno 1994




Percentage of persons with disability by age and sex
Italy 1991 Survey
 
All areasTotal6-14 15-64 65 + 
Total 6.1 3.7 3.6 20.6 
Male 5.3 4.0 3.3 17.2 
Female 7.0 3.4 3.8 23.0 

Instituto Nazionale di Statistica, "Multiscopo Sulle Famiglie" IV Ciclo Anno 1991 (1995)




Percentage of persons with disability by age and sex
Jamaica 1991 Census
 
All areasTotal0-14 15-59 60 + 
Total 4.8 1.3 3.4 24.8 
Male 4.5 1.5 3.4 22.5 
Female 5.1 1.2 3.3 26.7 

Statistical Institute of Jamaica, Population Census 1991,  Vol. 1, Part 15 (1996)




Percentage of persons with disability by age and sex
Japan 1987 Survey
 
All areasTotal 15-59 60 + 
Total 2.7  1.4 7.5 

United Nations, Demographic Yearbook 1991, Special Issue: Population Ageing and the Situation of Elderly Persons (1993)




Percentage of persons with disability by age and sex
Jordan 1994 Census
 
All areasTotal0-14 15-59 60 + 
Total 1.2 0.9 1.3 3.4 
Male 1.5 1.0 1.6 4.2 
Female 1.0 0.8 1.0 2.4 

Jordan Department of Statistics, Survey Accompanying the 1994 Population and Housing Census - Tables




Percentage of persons with disability by age and sex
Jordan 1991 Survey
 
All areasTotal   
Total 2.6    

Jordan Department of Statistics, The Employed and the Unemployed, the Returnees and Poverty, 1991, Report, Methodology and Detailed Results




Percentage of persons with disability by age and sex
Kenya 1989 Census
 
All areasTotal0-14 15-59 60 + 
Total 0.7 0.6 0.7 2.2 
Male 0.8 0.6 0.8 2.4 
Female 0.7 0.5 0.6 2.1 

Central Bureau of Statistics, Kenya Population Census, 1989, Analytical Report,  Vol. IX - Labour force (1996)




Percentage of persons with disability by age and sex
Kuwait 1980 Census
 
All areasTotal0-14 15-59 60 + 
Total 0.4 0.4 0.4 2.7 
Male 0.5 0.4 0.4 3.5 
Female 0.4 0.3 0.3 1.9 

Tables provided by country




Percentage of persons with disability by age and sex
Lebanon 1994 Survey
 
All areasTotal0-14 15-59 60 + 
Total 1.0 0.5 0.9 2.9 
Male 1.2 0.5 1.2 3.5 
Female 0.8 0.4 0.6 2.4 

Ministry of Social Affairs and UNFPA, Population and Housing Statistical Survey,  Part One and Part Two




Percentage of persons with disability by age and sex
Liberia 1971 Census
 
All areasTotal0-19 20-59 60 + 
Total 0.8 0.2 0.7 6.2 
Male 1.0 0.2 1.0 7.2 
Female 0.6 0.2 0.5 5.1 

Ministry of Planning and Economic Affairs, Demographic Annual of the Population Growth Survey, 1971,  Population Profile Series P-2 (1972)




Percentage of persons with disability by age and sex
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya 1995 Survey
 
All areasTotal   
Total 1.7    
Male 2.0    
Female 1.3    
 
Urban Total    
Total 1.8    
Male 2.2    
Female 1.4    
 
Rural Total    
Total 1.4    
Male 1.6    
Female 1.1    

The Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiria The General People's Committee for Health and Social Affairs and League of Arab States Pan Arab Project for Child Development, Arab Libyan Maternal and Child Health Survey, 1995, Principal Report (1998)




Percentage of persons with disability by age and sex
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya 1984 Census
 
All areasTotal   
Total 1.5    
Male 1.8    
Female 1.1    

Tables provided by country




Percentage of persons with disability by age and sex
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya 1973 Census
 
All areasTotal   
Total 2.4    
Male 2.9    
Female 2.0    

Census and Statistics Department, 1973 Population Census (1979)




Percentage of persons with disability by age and sex
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya 1964 Census
 
All areasTotal   
Total 3.0    
Male 3.4    
Female 2.7    

Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia and Center of Arab Women for Training and Research, Arab Women: Statistical Database,  Vol. II




Percentage of persons with disability by age and sex
Malawi 1983 Survey
 
All areasTotal   
Total 2.9    

National Statistical Office, Survey of Handicapped Persons, Malawi, 1983 (1987)




Percentage of persons with disability by age and sex
Mali 1987 Census
 
All areasTotal0-14 15-59 60 + 
Total 2.7 0.8 3.3 13.0 
Male 2.9 0.9 3.5 14.3 
Female 2.6 0.7 3.0 11.7 

Bureau Central de Recensement, Situation des personnes handicapees au Mali (1991)




Percentage of persons with disability by age and sex
Malta 1995 Census
 
All areasTotal0-14 15-59 60 + 
Total 4.6 1.0 3.1 15.6 
Male 4.6 1.2 3.7 14.0 
Female 4.7 0.9 2.4 16.8 

Tables provided by country




Percentage of persons with disability by age and sex
Mauritania 1988 Census
 
All areasTotal   
Total 1.5    
Male 1.5    
Female 1.5    
 
Urban Total    
Total 1.3    
Male 1.3    
Female 1.3    
 
Rural Total    
Total 1.6    
Male 1.6    
Female 1.6    

Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia and Center of Arab Women for Training and Research, Arab Women: Statistical Database,  Vol. II




Percentage of persons with disability by age and sex
Morocco 1982 Census
 
All areasTotal0-14 15-59 60 + 
Total 1.1 0.1 1.0 8.1 
Male 1.2 0.2 1.3 6.9 
Female 1.1 0.1 0.8 9.4 
 
Urban Total 0-14 15-59 60 + 
Total 1.1 0.2 1.0 9.2 
Male 1.2 0.2 1.2 7.6 
Female 1.1 0.2 0.8 10.8 
 
Rural Total 0-14 15-59 60 + 
Total 1.1 0.1 1.1 7.5 
Male 1.2 0.1 1.4 6.5 
Female 1.0 0.1 0.9 8.6 

Direction de la statistique, Caracteristiques socio-economiques de la population d'apres le recensement general de la population et de l'habitat de 1982 (1984)




Percentage of persons with disability by age and sex
Namibia 1991 Census
 
All areasTotal0-14 15-59 60 + 
Total 3.1 1.0 3.4 18.0 
Male 3.4 1.1 4.0 18.9 
Female 2.8 0.9 2.9 17.3 
 
Urban Total 0-14 15-59 60 + 
Total 1.6 0.6 1.7 9.3 
Male 1.8 0.7 2.1 9.7 
Female 1.3 0.6 1.3 9.0 
 
Rural Total 0-14 15-59 60 + 
Total 3.8 1.1 4.5 19.9 
Male 4.2 1.3 5.3 21.0 
Female 3.5 1.0 3.7 19.1 

Central Statistical Office, 1991 Population and Housing Census, Report B - Statistical Tables,  Vol. III - Fertility, Disability and Housing Conditions (1994)




Percentage of persons with disability by age and sex
Netherlands 1986 Survey
 
All areasTotal5-14 15-64 65 + 
Total 11.6 4.5 8.2 40.0 
Male 9.5 5.7 7.1 32.4 
Female 13.6 3.2 9.4 45.4 

Central Bureau of Statistics and Netherlands Institute for Research on Social Welfare, Physical Disability in the Population on the Netherlands, 1986/1988 (1990)




Percentage of persons with disability by age and sex
New Zealand 1996 Survey
 
All areasTotal0-14 15-64 65 + 
Total 20.0 11.0 16.3 52.0 
Male 19.0 13.0 16.7 51.0 
Female 20.0 9.0 16.8 53.0 

Statistics New Zealand, Disability Counts (1998)




Percentage of persons with disability by age and sex
New Zealand 1980 Survey
 
All areasTotal 15-64 65 + 
Total 12.8  8.0 44.0 

Department of Statistics, Report on the Social Indicators Survey, 1980-81 (1984)




Percentage of persons with disability by age and sex
Niger 1988 Census
 
All areasTotal0-14 15-59 60 + 
Total 1.3 0.6 1.5 6.3 
Male 1.5 0.7 1.8 6.1 
Female 1.2 0.5 1.3 6.5 
 
Urban Total 0-14 15-59 60 + 
Total 1.3 0.6 1.6 6.2 
Male 1.4 0.6 1.8 6.2 
Female 1.2 0.5 1.5 6.1 
 
Rural Total 0-14 15-59 60 + 
Total 1.3 0.6 1.5 6.3 
Male 1.5 0.7 1.8 6.1 
Female 1.1 0.5 1.2 6.6 

Bureau central de recensement, Recensement general de la population, Resultats definitifs, Serie 2 -Donnees de structure (1992)




Percentage of persons with disability by age and sex
Nigeria 1991 Census
 
All areasTotal0-14 15-59 60 + 
Total 0.5 0.3 0.5 1.2 
Male 0.5 0.3 0.6 1.3 
Female 0.5 0.3 0.5 1.2 
 
Urban Total 0-14 15-59 60 + 
Total 0.4 0.3 0.5 1.2 
Male 0.5 0.3 0.5 1.3 
Female 0.4 0.3 0.5 1.1 
 
Rural Total 0-14 15-59 60 + 
Total 0.5 0.3 0.6 1.3 
Male 0.5 0.4 0.6 1.3 
Female 0.5 0.3 0.6 1.2 

National Population Commission, 1991 Population Census of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Analytical Report at the National Level (1998)




Percentage of persons with disability by age and sex
Norway 1991 Survey
 
UrbanTotal   
Total 33.0    
 
Rural Total    
Total 39.0    

Statistisk Sentralbyra, 1991 Survey of Level of Living




Percentage of persons with disability by age and sex
Oman 1993 Census
 
All areasTotal0-14 15-64 65 + 
Total 1.9 0.6 2.3 11.8 
Male 2.0 0.7 2.6 11.1 
Female 1.8 0.6 2.1 12.4 
 
Urban Total 0-14 15-64 65 + 
Total 1.8 0.7 2.2 11.5 
Male 1.9 0.7 2.4 11.0 
Female 1.7 0.6 2.0 12.1 
 
Rural Total 0-14 15-64 65 + 
Total 2.1 0.6 2.6 12.1 
Male 2.3 0.7 3.0 11.2 
Female 1.9 0.5 2.2 13.0 

Ministry of Development, General Census of Population, Housing and Establishments, 1993, Detailed Publication of the Results of the General Census (1993)




Percentage of persons with disability by age and sex
Pakistan 1981 Census
 
All areasTotal0-14 15-59 60 + 
Total 0.5 0.1 0.2 0.8 
Male 0.4 0.2 0.3 1.8 
Female 0.5 0.1 0.1 0.5 
 
Urban Total 0-14 15-59 60 + 
Total 0.3 0.2 0.3 1.6 
Male 0.3 0.2 0.3 1.5 
Female 0.4 0.1 0.4 1.6 
 
Rural Total 0-14 15-59 60 + 
Total 0.5 0.2 0.5 2.4 
Male 0.4 0.2 0.3 1.9 
Female 0.6 0.2 0.6 3.2 

Statistics Division, 1981 Census Report of Pakistan (1984)




Percentage of persons with disability by age and sex
Panama 1990 Census
 
All areasTotal0-14 15-59 60 + 
Total 1.3 0.7 1.1 4.7 
Male 1.5 0.8 1.4 5.0 
Female 1.2 0.7 1.1 4.4 

Censos Nacionales de 1990




Percentage of persons with disability by age and sex
Panama 1980 Census
 
All areasTotal   
Total 0.7    
Male 0.8    
Female 0.6    

Direction de Estatistica y Censo, Censos Nacionales de 1980,  Vol II - Caracteristicas Generales




Percentage of persons with disability by age and sex
Peru 1993 Census
 
All areasTotal0-14 15-59 60 + 
Total 1.3 0.7 1.2 5.3 
Male 1.3 0.8 1.3 5.2 
Female 1.3 0.7 1.1 5.4 
 
Urban Total 0-14 15-59 60 + 
Total 1.2 0.7 1.1 4.8 
Male 1.2 0.8 1.2 4.7 
Female 1.2 0.7 1.0 4.8 
 
Rural Total 0-14 15-59 60 + 
Total 1.6 0.7 1.6 6.4 
Male 1.5 0.7 1.6 6.1 
Female 1.6 0.6 1.6 6.8 

Tables provided by country




Percentage of persons with disability by age and sex
Peru 1981 Census
 
All areasTotal   
Total 0.2    

Instituto Nacional de Estadistica, Censos Nacionales VIII de Poblacion III de Vivenda,  Vol. A - Tomo II - Caracteristicas Economicas (2 da. Parte) (1984)




Percentage of persons with disability by age and sex
Philippines 1995 Census
 
All areasTotal0-14 15-59 60 + 
Total 1.3 0.4 1.2 9.2 
Male 1.4 0.5 1.3 9.1 
Female 1.3 0.4 1.1 9.4 

Tables provided by country




Percentage of persons with disability by age and sex
Philippines 1990 Census
 
All areasTotal0-14 15-59 60 + 
Total 1.1 0.7 1.0 3.9 
Male 1.1 0.8 1.2 3.9 
Female 1.0 0.7 0.9 3.9 

Tables provided by country




Percentage of persons with disability by age and sex
Philippines 1980 Survey
 
All areasTotal0-14 15-59 60 + 
Total 4.3 2.2 4.5 18.9 
Male 4.9 2.5 5.5 20.8 
Female 3.6 2.0 3.6 16.8 

National Commission Concerning Disabled Persons, National Disability Survey (1983)




Percentage of persons with disability by age and sex
Poland 1988 Census
 
All areasTotal0-14 15-59 60 + 
Total 9.9 0.5 7.9 34.2 
Male 9.4 0.6 8.1 35.9 
Female 10.3 0.4 7.7 33.0 
 
Urban Total 0-14 15-59 60 + 
Total 9.8 0.6 10.6 35.9 
Male 9.0 0.6 10.1 36.0 
Female 10.6 0.5 11.1 35.8 
 
Rural Total 0-14 15-59 60 + 
Total 9.9 0.4 9.9 32.1 
Male 10.0 0.4 8.3 35.7 
Female 9.8 0.3 10.6 29.5 

Central Statistical Office, Polish Population Review,  No. 3 (1993)




Percentage of persons with disability by age and sex
Qatar 1986 Census
 
All areasTotal0-14 15-59 60 + 
Total 0.2 0.1 0.1 3.8 
Male 0.1 0.1 0.1 2.7 
Female 0.3 0.1 0.2 5.7 

Central Statistical Organization, General Census of Population and Housing (March 1986) (1987)




Percentage of persons with disability by age and sex
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1991 Census
 
All areasTotal0-14 15-59 60 + 
Total 7.2 2.0 5.9 36.8 
Male 6.1 2.3 5.4 31.2 
Female 8.3 1.8 6.5 41.0 

Tables provided by country




Percentage of persons with disability by age and sex
Sao Tome and Principe 1991 Census
 
All areasTotal   
Total 4.0    
Male 4.3    
Female 3.6    

Tables provided by country




Percentage of persons with disability by age and sex
Senegal 1988 Census
 
All areasTotal0-14 15-59 60 + 
Total 1.1 0.4 1.2 5.2 
Male 1.1 0.5 1.4 4.8 
Female 1.0 0.4 1.1 5.7 

Direction de la provision et de la statistique, Les principaux resultats provisoires du recensement de la population de l'habitat du Senegal (1989)




Percentage of persons with disability by age and sex
Singapore 1985 Administrative Records
 
All areasTotal0-13 14-59 60 + 
Total 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.4 

General Registry of Disabled People, Distribution of Disabled People by Age and Nature of Disability as at 30 September 85




Percentage of persons with disability by age and sex
South Africa 1980 Survey
 
All areasTotal0-14 15-59 60 + 
Total 0.5 0.2 0.5 2.6 
Male 0.6 0.3 0.7 2.2 
Female 0.5 0.2 0.4 3.0 

UNDP-ILO Report




Percentage of persons with disability by age and sex
Spain 1986 Survey
 
All areasTotal0-14 15-64 65 + 
Total 15.0 2.4 8.5 55.8 
Male 13.3 2.8 8.5 49.6 
Female 16.5 2.0 8.5 60.2 

Encuesta Sobre Discapacidades, Deficiencias y Minusvalias,  Tomo 1 and II




Percentage of persons with disability by age and sex
Sri Lanka 1986 Survey
 
All areasTotal0-14 15-59  
Total 2.0 1.2 2.3  

Tables provided by country




Percentage of persons with disability by age and sex
Sri Lanka 1981 Census
 
All areasTotal0-14 15-59 60 + 
Total 0.5 0.3 0.5 1.2 
Male 0.6 0.4 0.6 1.4 
Female 0.4 0.3 0.4 1.0 
 
Urban Total 0-14 15-59 60 + 
Total 0.4 0.3 0.3 1.0 
Male 0.4 0.3 0.4 1.2 
Female 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.9 
 
Rural Total 0-14 15-59 60 + 
Total 0.5 0.3 0.5 1.2 
Male 0.6 0.4 0.6 1.4 
Female 0.4 0.3 0.4 1.0 

Department of Census and Statistics, Ministry of Planning, Statistics on Physically Disabled Persons (1981)




Percentage of persons with disability by age and sex
Sudan 1993 Census
 
All areasTotal0-14 15-59  
Total 1.6 0.7 2.3  
Male 1.8 0.8 2.6  
Female 1.4 0.6 2.0  
 
Urban Total 0-14 15-59  
Total 1.4 0.7 1.9  
Male 1.6 0.7 2.1  
Female 1.2 0.6 1.6  
 
Rural Total 0-14 15-59  
Total 1.8 0.7 2.8  
Male 2.1 0.8 3.3  
Female 1.6 0.7 2.4  

Department of Statistics, Census Office, Fourth Population Census of Sudan 1993, Final Tabulations, Sudan - Northen States,  Vol. 2, Economic and Social Charateristics (1995)




Percentage of persons with disability by age and sex
Sudan 1992 Survey
 
All areasTotal0-14 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 

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)




Percentage of persons with disability by age and sex
Swaziland 1986 Census
 
All areasTotal0-14 15-54 55 + 
Total 2.2 0.9 2.6 15.6 

Central Statistical Office, 1986 Swaziland Population Census,  Vol. 1




Percentage of persons with disability by age and sex
Sweden 1988 Survey
 
All areasTotal 16-64 65 + 
Total 12.1  8.0 26.4 
Male 10.6  7.0 25.7 
Female 13.4  8.9 26.9 

Statistics Sweden, Handicapped, 1975-1989,  Report 74




Percentage of persons with disability by age and sex
Sweden 1980 Survey
 
All areasTotal 16-64 65-84 
Total 11.6  8.0 26.2 
Male 11.1  7.7 26.9 
Female 12.1  8.3 25.6 

Statistics Sweden, Handicapped Living Conditions,  Report 41 (1984)




Percentage of persons with disability by age and sex
Syrian Arab Republic 1993 Survey
 
All areasTotal0-14 15-64 65 + 
Total 0.8 0.6 0.9 1.9 
Male 1.0 0.7 1.2 2.1 
Female 0.6 0.6 0.6 1.7 
 
Urban Total 0-14 15-64 65 + 
Total 0.8 0.7 0.9 1.7 
Male 1.0 0.8 1.1 2.0 
Female 0.6 0.6 0.7 1.3 
 
Rural Total 0-14 15-64 65 + 
Total 0.9 0.6 1.0 2.2 
Male 1.1 0.7 1.3 2.2 
Female 0.6 0.6 0.6 2.1 

Syrian Arab Republic Central Bureau of Statistics and League of Arab States Pan Arab Project for Child Development, Syrian Maternal and Child Health Survey, 1993, Principal Report (1999)




Percentage of persons with disability by age and sex
Syrian Arab Republic 1981 Census
 
All areasTotal0-14 15-59 60 + 
Total 1.0 0.7 1.1 3.7 
Male 1.2 0.7 1.4 4.2 
Female 0.8 0.6 0.8 3.1 
 
Urban Total 0-14 15-59 60 + 
Total 1.0    
Male 1.2    
Female 0.8    
 
Rural Total 0-14 15-59 60 + 
Total 1.0    
Male 1.3    
Female 0.8    

Central Bureau of Statistics, Population Census in Syrian Arab Republic, 1981




Percentage of persons with disability by age and sex
Syrian Arab Republic 1970 Census
 
All areasTotal   
Total 1.0    
Male 2.6    
Female 1.6    
 
Urban Total    
Total 0.9    
Male 1.1    
Female 0.6    
 
Rural Total    
Total 1.2    
Male 1.4    
Female 0.9    

Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia, and Center of Arab Women for Training and Research, Arab Women: Statistical Database,  Vol. II (1995)




Percentage of persons with disability by age and sex
Thailand 1991 Survey
 
All areasTotal0-14 15-59 60 + 
Total 1.4 0.6 1.7 4.7 
Male 1.8 0.7 2.1 5.9 
Female 1.1 0.4 1.3 3.6 

National Statistical Office, Report of Health and Welfare Survey, 1991




Percentage of persons with disability by age and sex
Thailand 1990 Census
 
All areasTotal0-14 15-59 60 + 
Total 0.3 0.1 0.4 0.8 
Male 0.4 0.1 0.4 0.8 
Female 0.3 0.1 0.4 0.8 

National Statistical Office, 1990 Population and Housing Census, Whole Kingdom




Percentage of persons with disability by age and sex
Thailand 1986 Survey
 
All areasTotal0-14 15-59 60 + 
Total 0.7 0.5 0.8 1.8 
Male 0.9 0.6 0.9 2.3 
Female 0.6 0.3 0.7 1.4 

National Statistical Office, Summary of Disabled Persons from Sample Survey, 1986




Percentage of persons with disability by age and sex
Togo 1970 Census
 
All areasTotal0-14 15-59 60 + 
Total 0.6 0.1 0.6 4.3 
Male 0.7 0.1 0.8 4.7 
Female 0.4 0.1 0.4 3.9 

Recensement general de la population 1970, Resultats detailles par circonscription,  Vol. 2 (1975)




Percentage of persons with disability by age and sex
Tunisia 1994 Census
 
All areasTotal0-14 15-59 60 + 
Total 1.2 0.6 1.3 3.2 
Male 1.5 0.7 1.6 3.8 
Female 1.0 0.5 1.0 2.4 
 
Urban Total 0-14 15-59 60 + 
Total 1.1 0.5 1.2 2.8 
 
Rural Total 0-14 15-59 60 + 
Total 1.4 0.7 1.5 3.7 

Institut national de la statistique, Ministere du development economique, Recensement general de la population et de l'habitat de 1994, Principales caracteristiques de la population infirme, tableaux statistiques (1996)




Percentage of persons with disability by age and sex
Tunisia 1989 Survey
 
All areasTotal   
Male 0.9    
Female 1.5    

Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia and Center of Arab Women for Training and Research, Arab Women: Statistical Database,  Vol. II (1995)




Percentage of persons with disability by age and sex
Tunisia 1984 Census
 
All areasTotal0-14 15-59 60 + 
Total 0.9 0.3 0.9 3.7 
Male 1.1 0.3 0.9 4.1 
Female 0.7 0.2 0.7 3.2 
 
Urban Total 0-14 15-59 60 + 
Total 0.8    
Male 1.0    
Female 0.7    
 
Rural Total 0-14 15-59 60 + 
Total 0.9    
Male 1.1    
Female 0.7    

Institut national de la statistique, Recensement general de la population et de l'habitat,  Vol 4 - Caracteristiques demographiques




Percentage of persons with disability by age and sex
Turkey 1985 Census
 
All areasTotal0-14 15-59 60 + 
Total 1.4 0.6 1.4 5.0 
Male 1.7 0.7 1.9 6.0 
Female 1.1 0.6 1.0 4.1 

State Institute of Statistics, Census of Population, Social and Economic Characteristics of Population




Percentage of persons with disability by age and sex
Uganda 1991 Census
 
All areasTotal0-14 15-59 60 + 
Total 1.2 0.7 1.3 4.1 
Male 1.3 0.8 1.6 4.6 
Female 1.0 0.6 1.0 3.7 

Statistics Department, The 1991 Population and Housing Census, Analytical Report,  Vol II - Socio-economic Characteristics (1995)




Percentage of persons with disability by age and sex
United Kingdom 1991 Census
 
All areasTotal0-15 16-59 60 + 
Total 12.2 2.4 7.3 34.6 
Male 11.6 2.7 7.5 35.4 
Female 12.6 2.2 7.1 34.1 

Office of Population Censuses and Surveys, 1991 Census, Report for Great Britain (Part 1),  Vol. 3 of 3 (1993)




Percentage of persons with disability by age and sex
United States 1994 Survey
 
All areasTotal 15-59 60 + 
Total 15.0  11.9 38.2 
Male 14.4  11.8 36.9 
Female 15.7  12.0 39.1 

United States Department of Health and Human Services, National Center for Health Statistics, Vital and Health Statistics, Current Estimates from the National Health Interview Survey, 1994,  Series 10, No. 193 (1995)




Percentage of persons with disability by age and sex
United States 1990 Survey
 
All areasTotal0-17 18-64 65 + 
Total 5.2 3.1 4.8 11.9 
Male 4.7 3.7 4.4 9.0 
Female 5.7 2.6 5.1 13.9 

United States Department of Health and Human Services, Vital and Health Statistics, Current Estimation from the National Health Interview Survey, 1990,  Series 10, No 181 (1991)




Percentage of persons with disability by age and sex
United States 1987 Survey
 
All areasTotal0-14 15-59 60 + 
Total 7.1 0.6 3.4 24.5 

United States Department of Health and Human Services, Disability Statistics Abstract,  No. 3 (1993)




Percentage of persons with disability by age and sex
Uruguay 1992 Survey
 
All areasTotal   
Total 16.0    

Tables provided by country




Percentage of persons with disability by age and sex
Uruguay 1984 Survey
 
All areasTotal 45-59 60 + 
Total 11.3  7.6 12.9 
Male 11.2  10.1 11.6 
Female 11.4  6.3 13.9 

Ministerio de Salud Publica y Organizacion Mundial de la Salud, Percepcion y Evaluation Clinica de la Prevalencia de Enfermedades Cronicas - Estudio Medico Social (1985)




Percentage of persons with disability by age and sex
Yemen 1994 Census
 
All areasTotal0-14 15-59 60 + 
Total 0.5 0.1 0.7 3.0 
Male 0.6 0.2 0.8 2.6 
Female 0.5 0.1 0.6 3.6 
 
Urban Total 0-14 15-59 60 + 
Total 0.5 0.2 0.6 3.0 
Male 0.6 0.2 0.7 2.9 
Female 0.5 0.1 0.5 3.3 
 
Rural Total 0-14 15-59 60 + 
Total 0.5 0.1 0.7 3.0 
Male 0.5 0.2 0.8 2.5 
Female 0.5 0.1 0.6 3.6 

The Central Statistical Organization, Final Results of the Population, Housing and Establishments Census, December 1994, General Report (1996)




Percentage of persons with disability by age and sex
Zambia 1990 Census
 
All areasTotal0-14 15-59 60 + 
Total 0.9 0.6 1.0 3.4 
Male 1.0 0.6 1.1 3.4 
Female 0.9 0.6 0.9 3.3 
 
Urban Total 0-14 15-59 60 + 
Total 0.7 0.5 0.8 2.4 
Male 0.8 0.5 0.9 2.4 
Female 0.6 0.5 0.7 2.5 
 
Rural Total 0-14 15-59 60 + 
Total 1.1 0.7 1.2 3.6 
Male 1.2 0.7 1.3 3.7 
Female 1.0 0.6 1.1 3.5 

Central Statistical Office, Census of Population, Housing and Agriculture, 1990, Descriptive Tables,  Vol. 10 (1994)




Percentage of persons with disability by age and sex
Zambia 1980 Census
 
All areasTotal0-14 15-59 60 + 
Total 1.6 0.7 2.0 6.8 
Male 1.7 0.8 2.0 7.0 
Female 1.6 0.7 1.9 6.6 

Central Statistical Office, 1980 Population and Housing Census of Zambia, Demographic and Socio-Economic Characteristics of Zambia Population,  Analytical Report, Vol. II


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