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15%

15% -- population with disability share for world population (2024)

2024  · World Health Organization

Approximately 15% of the world's population has some form of disability.

  • The source notes this is an approximation from the World Health Organization.
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15%
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Percentage
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2024
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world population
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North America
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World Health Organization Primary Tier B
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Confidence: 52/100 Vintage: 2024 Channel: Deep Crawl
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world population: 15% population with disability share. Source: World Health Organization (2024). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/world-population-disability-who-15pct
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<blockquote cite="https://lighthousedata.io/data/world-population-disability-who-15pct" style="border-left:3px solid #2563eb;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#f0f4ff;"><strong>15%</strong> -- population with disability share for world population<br><small>Source: World Health Organization (2024) · <a href="https://lighthousedata.io/data/world-population-disability-who-15pct" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lighthouse Intelligence</a></small></blockquote>
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