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2. Statistical Data on Disability Profile

Statistical Data on Disability Profile During the 2000 census, the Philippine Government included questions about Persons with Disabilities. Results from the census reported that only 942,098 Persons with Disabilities lived in the Philippines, representing 1.2% of the total population. No other detailed information from the census was readily available. Table 9 highlights the findings of the census:

Table 9

Disabled Persons by Type of Disability and Sex (2000 Census)

Type	Male	% of Male	Female	% of Female	Total	% of Total
Low vision	154,053	32.9%	198,345	41.9%	352,398	37.4%
Oral defect	27,100	5.8%	23,762	5.0%	50,862	5.4%
Partial blindness	38,157	8.1%	38,574	8.1%	76,731	8.1%
Mentally ill	34,818	7.4%	32,476	6.9%	67,294	7.1%
Mentally retarded	35,194	7.5%	30,919	6.5%	66,113	7.0%
Quadriplegic	31,297	6.7%	24,592	5.2%	55,889	5.9%
Hard of hearing	22,251	4.7%	22,474	4.7%	44,725	4.7%
Others	125,896	26.9%	102,190	21.6%	228,086	24.2%
	468,766	100.0%	473,332	100.0%	942,098	100.0%
Gender Ratios:	50.4%		49.6%
Total Population	38,524,267		37,979,810		76,504,077
Prevalence %	1.2%		1.2%		1.2%

Source: NSO, 2000 Census of Population and Housing