[ILO] Proportion of population with severe disabilities receiving in Middle Africa

Middle Africa: [ILO] Proportion of population with severe disabilities receiving was 1.4% in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
1.4%
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
11th
of 11 regions
All-time high
2.4%
in 2015
All-time low
1.4%
in 2022
Years of data
9
2015–2023

[ILO] Proportion of population with severe disabilities receiving in Middle Africa, 2015–2023

00.511.522.52015201920232015: 2.42016: 2.12017: 1.92018: 1.82019: 1.72020: 1.62021: 1.52022: 1.42023: 1.4

Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.

Analysis

Middle Africa recorded 1.4% for [ilo] proportion of population with severe disabilities receiving in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 41.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, [ilo] proportion of population with severe disabilities receiving in Middle Africa peaked at 2.4% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 2022.

[ILO] Proportion of population with severe disabilities receiving in Middle Africa, year by year

Annual values for [ILO] Proportion of population with severe disabilities receiving disability cash benefit, by sex (%) in Middle Africa, 2015 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2015 2.4%
2016 2.1% -12.5%
2017 1.9% -9.5%
2018 1.8% -5.3%
2019 1.7% -5.6%
2020 1.6% -5.9%
2021 1.5% -6.3%
2022 1.4% -6.7%
2023 1.4% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 2.0% 1.7% 2.4% 5
2020s 1.5% 1.4% 1.6% 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is [ilo] proportion of population with severe disabilities receiving in Middle Africa?
[ilo] proportion of population with severe disabilities receiving in Middle Africa was 1.4% 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 Middle Africa?
The highest recorded value was 2.4% in 2015.
What is the lowest [ilo] proportion of population with severe disabilities receiving recorded in Middle Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 2022.
How does Middle Africa rank for [ilo] proportion of population with severe disabilities receiving?
Middle Africa ranks 11th out of 11 regions with data for 2023.
Is [ilo] proportion of population with severe disabilities receiving rising or falling in Middle Africa?
Over the last ten years it is down 41.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Middle Africa 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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Indicator
[ILO] Proportion of population with severe disabilities receiving disability cash benefit, by sex (%)
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
89 places, 687 data points, 2013–2025
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