[ILO] Proportion of population with severe disabilities receiving in Americas
Americas: [ILO] Proportion of population with severe disabilities receiving was 74.2% in 2023. ▬ Flat
[ILO] Proportion of population with severe disabilities receiving in Americas, 2015–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for [ilo] proportion of population with severe disabilities receiving in Americas is 74.2%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, [ilo] proportion of population with severe disabilities receiving in Americas peaked at 74.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 71.8%, in 2015.
Americas ranks 9th of 31 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
[ILO] Proportion of population with severe disabilities receiving in Americas, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 71.8% | — |
| 2016 | 72.0% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 72.1% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 72.3% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 72.3% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 72.9% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 73.4% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 74.1% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 74.2% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 72.1% | 71.8% | 72.3% | 5 |
| 2020s | 73.7% | 72.9% | 74.2% | 4 |
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- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 21.9% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 16.7% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 16.6% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 18.0% (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports 3.95 (2024)
- Proportion of the target population who received 77.0% (2024)
- Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction 75.2% (2011)
- Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population 29.3% (2024)
- Total reported number of Standard Material Transfer Agreements 15,991 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is [ilo] proportion of population with severe disabilities receiving in Americas?
- [ilo] proportion of population with severe disabilities receiving in Americas was 74.2% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest [ilo] proportion of population with severe disabilities receiving recorded in Americas?
- The highest recorded value was 74.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest [ilo] proportion of population with severe disabilities receiving recorded in Americas?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.8% in 2015.
- How does Americas rank for [ilo] proportion of population with severe disabilities receiving?
- Americas ranks 9th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is [ilo] proportion of population with severe disabilities receiving rising or falling in Americas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Americas data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of [ILO] Proportion of population with severe disabilities receiving disability cash benefit, by sex (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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