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- Author: United Nations
- Main Title: Disability at a Glance 2012 , pp 2-5
- Publication Date: December 2012
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.18356/50c1be60-en
- Language: English
Identifying disability is a complex and multifaceted exercise. Prevalence of disability in the Asia-Pacific region provides a contrasting picture, ranging from 1.0 per cent in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic to 18.5 per cent in Australia (Figure 1). The average (mean) disability prevalence for the Asia-Pacific region is 4.6 per cent.1 This average rate stands in stark contrast to the global prevalence, estimated by World Health Organization (WHO) at 15 per cent, and to what is being reported by, for example, OECD (14 per cent) and the European Union (17 per cent).
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ISBN (PDF):
9789210558884
Book DOI:
https://doi.org/10.18356/172137d1-en
Related Subject(s):
Human Rights and Refugees
Sustainable Development Goals:
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