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Introduction

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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