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The Disability Data Hub is an open data initiative of the World Bank Group to provide access to disability-disaggregated development data. The DDH platform provides comparable analytics using multiple data sources, user tools for data analysis, and resources to advance knowledge on disability data.

Explore and analyze disability data from 63 economies

The map below shows prevalence of persons with disabilities across 63 economies. Use the Disability Data Hub to explore the data further using disaggregation filters by age, sex, type of difficulty, severity of difficulty, and urbanization of location. Download the data table at the bottom of the map.

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Education

Children with disabilities continue to face barriers accessing education and developing the skills required for successful participation in the community and the workplace.

Photo of a classroom. A student sitting on a wheelchairs is writing on a chalckboard with the teacher standing next to him.

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Assets and Standards of Living

Persons with disabilities and their households are more likely to experience a lower standard of living.

Photo of a young guy signing and smiling

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Digital Connectivity and Technology

Accessibility for persons with disabilities must be considered when addressing the digital divide.

A young guy with headset on, is sitting on his wheelchair while using a touchscreen computer.

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Employment and Time Use

Persons with disabilities are less likely to participate in the labor market.

A woman with glasses on is working at a computer while smiling.

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Health

Persons with disabilities experience worse health, higher mortality and face multiple barriers accessing health care.

A few kids are in a line to get their temperature checked at the entrance of school

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Poverty and Insecurity

Persons with disabilities are more likely to face higher rates of poverty and multiple deprivations.

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Urban and Rural

Persons with disabilities in rural areas face greater barriers to accessing basic services.

Photo of two kids from behind walking . One of the two uses crouches

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Water and Sanitation

A significant proportion of persons with disabilities around the world still lack access to safe drinking water, sanitation and basic hand washing facilities, impacting on their health and participation in economic, social and educational opportunities.

A man sitting on his wheelchair in a rural environment is carrying a tank of water. He is smiling at the camera and he his missing two front teeth.

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Gender

Women with disabilities- 20 percent of the global population of women- experience increased discrimination and exclusion resulting from their intersecting identities of disability and gender.