Prevalence Estimates for Disability Types in the census and the national Sample survey

Children With Developmental Challenges 3(2+1)

Lesson 3 : Prevelence of Disabilities in Children

Prevalence Estimates for Disability Types in the census and the national Sample survey

Disability Types

Census 2001

NSS 2002

Number

Percentage of Disabled

Number

Percentage of Disabled

Visual

10,634,881

48.55

2,826,700

15.29

Speech

1,640,868

7.49

2,154,500

11.65

Hearing

1,261,722

5.76

3,061,700

16.56

Locomotor

6,105,477

27.87

10,634,000

57.51

Mental

2,263,821

10.33

2,097,500

11.34

Total

21,906,769

100

18,491,000

100


Source: Census of India 2001 and NSS 58th Round 2002 as reported in Bhanushali (2005)

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