Disability Statistics

Question 1

why are disability statistics are difficult to compare across countries?

Answer 1

The methodology of collecting data varies from country to country and the definitions used are also different, making it harder to directly compare. Depending on the perception of disabilities in a specific country, this can also affect how people answer.

Question 2

What percentage of elderly have a disability?

Answer 2

30% to 60%

Question 3

What percentage of 70+ have disabilities?

Answer 3

20%

Question 4

What percentage of 85+ have disabilities?

Answer 4

50%

Question 5

In New Zealand, how many children under 15 have a disability?

Answer 5

11%

Question 6

In New Zealand, how many adults under 65 have a disability?

Answer 6

21%

Question 7

In New Zealand, how many adults 65 and over have a disability?

Answer 7

59%

Question 8

In the UK, what percentage of people are born with their disability?

Answer 8

17%

Question 9

In the US, what percentage of 65 and over have no disabilities?

Answer 9

61.3%

Question 10

In the US, what percentage of 65 to 74 have no disabilities?

Answer 10

73.6%

Question 11

In the US, what percentage of 75 to 84 have no disabilities?

Answer 11

55%

Question 12

In the US, what percentage of 85 and over have no disabilities?

Answer 12

27.5%

Question 13

In the US, what percentage of 65 and over have only 1 disability?

Answer 13

15.9%

Question 14

In the US, what percentage of 65 to 74 have only 1 disability?

Answer 14

13.9%

Question 15

In the US, what percentage of 75 to 84 have only 1 disability?

Answer 15

18.7%

Question 16

In the US, what percentage of 85 and over have only 1 disability?

Answer 16

17.1%

Question 17

In the US, what percentage of 65 and over have 2 disabilities?

Answer 17

8%

Question 18

In the US, what percentage of 65 to 74 have 2 disabilities?

Answer 18

5.5%

Question 19

In the US, what percentage of 75 to 84 have 2 disabilities?

Answer 19

9.8%

Question 20

In the US, what percentage of 85 and over have 2 disabilities?

Answer 20

13.9%

Question 21

In the US, what percentage of 65 and over have 3 or more disabilities?

Answer 21

14.7%

Question 22

In the US, what percentage of 65 to 74 have 3 or more disabilities?

Answer 22

7.0%

Question 23

In the US, what percentage of 75 to 84 have 3 or more disabilities?

Answer 23

16.5%

Question 24

In the US, what percentage of 85 and over have 3 or more disabilities?

Answer 24

41.5%

Question 25

In the US, what percentage of 65 and over have a vision disability?

Answer 25

7%

Question 26

In the US, what percentage of 65 and over have a hearing disability?

Answer 26

15%

Question 27

In the US, what percentage of 65 and over have a cognitive disability?

Answer 27

9%

Question 28

In the US, what percentage of 65 and over have an ambulatory disability?

Answer 28

23%

Question 29

In the US, what percentage of 65 and over have a self-care disability?

Answer 29

9%

Question 30

In Australia, what percentage of people with a disability have a high school education?

Answer 30

36%

Question 31

In Canada, what percentage of men and women with a disability have a high school education?

Answer 31

Men: 79% Women: 81%

Question 32

In Canada, what percentage of men and women with a disability have a bachelor's or higher?

Answer 32

Men: 14% Women: 14%

Question 33

In Rwanda, what percentage of people with a disability have less than a high school education?

Answer 33

27%

Question 34

In the US, what percentage of people with a disability have less than a high school education?

Answer 34

(2012) 22.2% (2013) 21.9%

Question 35

In the US, what percentage of people with a disability have a high school education?

Answer 35

(2013) 36.8%

Question 36

In the US, what percentage of people with a disability have some college education?

Answer 36

(2013) 25.2%

Question 37

In the US, what percentage of people with a disability have a bachelor's or higher?

Answer 37

(2013) 16.2%

Question 38

How many people globally have vision impairment or blindness?

Answer 38

2.2 billion

Question 39

What is the leading cause of vision impairment?

Answer 39

Uncorrected refractive errors and cataracts

Question 40

How many people globally have low vision?

Answer 40

246 million people, or 3.5% of the world’s population,

Question 41

How many people have disabling hearing loss?

Answer 41

430 million

Question 42

What percentage of people have Central Auditory Processing Disorder?

Answer 42

5%

Question 43

How many people have aphasia in the US?

Answer 43

2 million

Question 44

How many people have aphasia in the UK?

Answer 44

250,000

Question 45

How many people have epilepsy?

Answer 45

50 million, making it the most common neurological disorder

Question 46

How many people with disabilities are employed in the US?

Answer 46

A 2004 survey found that only 35% of working-age persons with disabilities are in fact employed

Question 47

How many people with disabilities are employed in the EU?

Answer 47

Around 50%

Question 48

How many people with disabilities are unemployed globally?

Answer 48

In developing countries, 80% to 90% of persons with disabilities of working age are unemployed, whereas in industrialized countries the figure is between 50% and 70%.

Question 49

How many people in the US with disabilities live below the poverty line?

Answer 49

30%

Question 50

In Australia, what percentage of people with disabilities live in poverty?

Answer 50

27.4%

Question 51

In Latin America and the Caribbean, what percentage of people with disabilities live in poverty?

Answer 51

About 80%

Question 52

In UK, what percentage of people with disabilities live in poverty?

Answer 52

About 30%

Question 53

How many people with disabilities live in a given country, region or the world?

Answer 53

About 1 in 5, 20%

Question 54

How many people with disabilities are obese?

Answer 54

41.6%

Question 55

How many people with disabilities smoke?

Answer 55

21.9%

Question 56

How many people with disabilities have heart disease?

Answer 56

9.6%

Question 57

How many people with disabilities have diabetes?

Answer 57

15.9%