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Persons with Disabilities by Edgardo garcia

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Number of PWDs in the Phils.<br />

(1) NSO 2010 Census of Population and Housing<br />

• About 16 per thousand have disability<br />

2010 2000<br />

Population 92.1 Mn 76 Mn<br />

PWDs 1.443 Mn 0.935 Mn<br />

% of PWDs 1.57% 1.23%<br />

• Breakdown of PWDs <strong>by</strong> Age and Sex:<br />

Males – 50.9% Females 49.1%<br />

Age Group %<br />

0-14 18.9<br />

15-49 40.0<br />

50-64 19.0<br />

65 and over<br />

<strong>Edgardo</strong><br />

22.1<br />

F. Garcia

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