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Persons with Disability

A. Demographics of disabled persons as of February, 2024
(Source: DOSW)
Males: 63,315
Females: 55,869

B. Categories of Disability

Categories

Limb Disability

Hearing Impairment

Multiple Disabilities

Chronic Mental Disease Patient

Major Organ Disability

Dementia

Categories of Disability

Number

27,179

13,766

14,900

15,408

16,949

9,201

Percentage

22.80%

11.55%

12.50%

12.93%

14.22%

7.72%

Categories

Visual Impairment

Stability Impairment

Speech and articulation impairment

Vegetable State

Autism

Facial injury

Number

5,754

381

897

204

4,485

353

Percentage

4.83%

0.32%

0.75%

0.17%

3.76%

0.30%

Categories

Mental Disability

Intractable Epilepsy

Disabilities caused by Rare Disease Approved by Central Health Authority

Other Disabilities Approved by Central Health Authority

Total
(males)

Total
(females)

Number

7,214

387

239

1,867

63,315

55,869

Percentage

6.05%

0.33%

0.20%

1.57%

53.12%

46.88%

C. Levels of Disability

Categories

Extremely severe

Severe

Moderate

Mild

Levels of Disability

Number

14,341

21,985

37,113

45,745

Percentage

12.03%

18.45%

31.14%

38.38%