Disability statistics and demographics Flashcards
How many people globally have a vision impairment or blindness?
At least 2.2 billion people (WHO says 285 million)
How many people worldwide are blind?
39 million
How many people have a preventable or addressable visual impairment? What type of impairments?
1 billion —moderate or severe distance impairment due to unaddressed refractive error, and near-distance impairment due to unaddressed presbyopia.
The majority of people with vision impairments are over what age?
50
What color vision deficiency is most common? What demographic is most impacted, and how commonly?
Red-green. Northern European men, about 1 in 12, and women about 1 in 200. All other populations have lower incidence.
How common is blue-yellow color-vision deficiency?
1 in 10,000, men and women equally
How common is blue cone monochromacy?
1 in 100,000, more common in males
How many people globally have low vision?
246 million, or 3.5% of the world’s population.
What percent of people with vision impairments live in low-income countries?
90%.
How many people globally are deaf or hard of hearing?
466 million, or 6.1% of the world population
What percent of the global population has Central auditory processing disorder?
5%
What percent of the global population is deafblind?
Between 0.2 and 2%.
How many Americans have aphasia?
2,000,000.00
How many people in Great Britain have aphasia?
At least 250,000
What percent of the global population has selective mutism?
0.47 - 0.76%
What percent of children have ADHD?
3 - 7%
What condition often presents with manual dexterity / fine motor control disabilities?
ADHD
What percent of US adults have mobility disabilities?
3.50%
What percent of the world population is impacted by rheumatoid arthritis?
1%.
What percent of adults are obese?
39 - 40%.
What percent of the global population has an intellectual disability?
1 - 3%
What percent of people with intellectual disabilities live in low-income countries?
80%.
What percent of people with reading disabilities has dyslexia?
70 - 80%.
What percent of the population has dyslexia?
5 - 10%, maybe as high as 17%. Affects girls and boys equally.
What percent of people have dyscalculia?
3 - 6%
What percent of the global population has ADHD?
11%.
How frequent is ASD?
Worldwide, 1 in 160. Prevalence increasing. (Other sources say 1 in 100).
How frequent is NVLD?
1 in 100 in the US.
What percent of adults have a seizure at some point in their life?
2%.
What proportion of adults that have had a seizure never have another one?
2/3
When do seizures commonly begin?
Early childhood or late adulthood.
What are the two groups of people with photosensitive epilepsy?
Those with pure photosensitivity that is only triggered by photosensitivity, and those that experience seizures at other times too.
What percent of people with epilepsy have photosensitive epilepsy?
3%.
What is the global prevalence of anxiety disorders?
2.5 - 7%, or 284 million.
What is the most prevalent mental health disorder?
Anxiety.
What is the prevalence of emotional disorders among children 9 - 17?
6.20%
What percent of children globally suffer with mental health or behavioral disorders? What age group is most common?
20%. Adolescents between 10-19.
What is the prevalence of behavioral disorders among children 9 - 17?
10.3%.
What is the prevalence of emotional disorders among children 9 - 17?
6.2%.
What minimum percent of school-age children complain of severe depression, suicidal thoughts, psychosis and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorders
3%.
How many US students receive special education?
5.9 million.
What percent of students receiving special education were classified as having multiple disabilities?
2%.
What percent of the world’s population has a disability?
15%
What percent of the US population has a disability?
25%
What is the global literacy rate for people with disabilities?
3%, 1% for women
What percent of children with disabilities in developing countries do not attend school?
90%
In OECD countries, do women or men report more disabilities?
Women
What is the second most common cause of visual disabilities, and what percent does it make up?
Glaucoma, 12.3%
What is the third most common cause of visual disabilities, and what percent does it make up?
Age-related macular degeneration, 8.7%
What is the most common cause of visual disabilities, and what percent does it make up?
Cataracts, 51%
What percent of people with disabilities in the US experience difficulty functioning?
2 - 4%
What is the disposable income of people with disabilities?
$6 trillion
What percent of people with disabilities live in developing countries?
80%
Why is there so much disagreement on the prevalence of disability?
A few reasons: different definitions of disability results in different estimates; much data is self-reported, and people may not view themselves as disabled or impaired; different countries have more sophisticated data collection methods.
In countries with life expectancies over 70 years, how long on average will a person live with a disability?
8 years, or 11.5% of lifespan.
According to WHO, what percent of the world’s population has a disability?
15%, or 1 billion people.
