- Key facts about disability include12:
- An estimated 1.3 billion people experience significant disability.
- Over 1 billion people are estimated to live with some form of disability. This corresponds to about 15% of the world's population.
- Between 110 million (2.2% of the world’s population) and 190 million (3.8%) people 15 years and older have significant difficulties in functioning.
- Some persons with disabilities die up to 20 years earlier than those without disabilities.
- Persons with disabilities have twice the risk of developing conditions such as depression, asthma, diabetes, stroke, obesity or poor oral health.
- Persons with disabilities face many health inequities.
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- An estimated 1.3 billion people experience significant disability. ...
- Some persons with disabilities die up to 20 years earlier than those without disabilities.
www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/disabilit…Key facts Over 1 billion people are estimated to live with some form of disability. This corresponds to about 15% of the world's population. Between 110 million (2.2% of the world’s population) and 190 million (3.8%) people 15 years and older have significant difficulties in functioning.www.who.int/europe/news-room/fact-sheets/item/di…Disability is the experience of any condition that makes it more difficult for a person to do certain activities or have equitable access within a given society. Disabilities may be cognitive, developmental, intellectual, mental, physical, sensory, or a combination of multiple factors.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disability - People also ask
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