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-----Original Message----- From: Rakesh Chowdary Paladugula [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: 14 September 2009 11:30 AM To: Dinesh Kaushal Subject: Info you require. Hello Dinesh, Here is the info we have collected for one of our projects , check whether it helps you. Following are some of the statistics related to people with disabilities in the world: As per World Health Organization (WHO), there are 600 million people with disabilities in the world. As per WHO, 10 per cent of the world's population is disabled. As per United Nations Development Program (UNDP), 80% of people with disabilities live in developing countries. As per World Bank estimates, 20 per cent of the world's poorest people are disabled. 2. Disability in India Following are some of the statistics related to people with disabilities in India: As per 2001 census, 21.9 million or 21.906.769 people are disabled in India. As per 2001 census, out of the 21.906.769 people with disabilities, 12.605.635 are males and 9.301.134 are females. As per 2001 census, out of the 21.906.769 people with disabilities, 5.669.233 people are up to 14 years old, 12.391.360 people are between 15 and 59 years old and 3.773.612 people are older than 60 years old. (see graph below) As per 2001 census, out of the 21.906.769 people with disabilities, 10.634.881 people are challenged in seeing, 6.105.477 people are challenged in movement, 2.263.821 people are mentally challenged, 1.640.868 people are challenged in speech and 1.261.722 people are challenged in hearing. (see graph above) Hope it helps. -- Thanks & regards Rakesh Iridium Interactive Limited Mobile: 9030497136 web:www.rakesh.myehome.in When you do the common things in life in an uncommon way: you will command the attention of the world. To unsubscribe send a message to [email protected] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
