Number of DIsabled People in Sri Lanka
Q. How many people with disabilities are there in Sri Lanka?
Regular statistical collections by the government and other national bodies produce conflicting data and so there is no reliable official figure (on disability and many other issues). The following list of reported data therefore allows a sketch of disability to be developed rather than a detailed picture:
UNESCAP 2003
7% of the Sri Lanka population has a disability
GoSLCensus 2001
1.6% of the total Sri Lanka population has a disability (274,711 people)
0-4 yr olds with disability: 4,851
5-9 yr olds with disability: 11,681
10-14 yr olds with disability: 14,246
15-19 yr olds with disability: 15,168
20-24 yr olds with disability: 18,244
Galle (all ages) disabled population 17,873 (rate 180.4 per 10,000)
31.7% of all disabled people (87,105) report having had no schooling
3.3% of all disabled people over 10 yrs have received vocational training
14.4% of all disabled people are in employment
4.1% of all mentally disabled people are in employment
73.3% of all disabled people are supported by their families
6.2% of all disabled people are supported by institutions or organisations
0.4% of all disabled people resort to begging for their livelihood
Unicef
Reported child disability prevalence rates that fall significantly below 10 percent may indicate that severe and moderate disabilities are under-recognized or under-reported, which means that children with disabilities are missing in these statistics.
World Bank
People with Disabilities make up 5% of the world’s population; and constitute 20% of the world’s poor