[ILO] Proportion of population with severe disabilities receiving in Southern Asia
Southern Asia: [ILO] Proportion of population with severe disabilities receiving was 19.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
[ILO] Proportion of population with severe disabilities receiving in Southern Asia, 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 Southern Asia is 19.2%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 190.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, [ilo] proportion of population with severe disabilities receiving in Southern Asia peaked at 19.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 6.6%, in 2015.
That places Southern Asia 25th out of 31 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
[ILO] Proportion of population with severe disabilities receiving in Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 6.6% | — |
| 2016 | 7.1% | +7.6% |
| 2017 | 7.6% | +7.0% |
| 2018 | 8.0% | +5.3% |
| 2019 | 8.4% | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 12.0% | +42.9% |
| 2021 | 15.6% | +30.0% |
| 2022 | 19.0% | +21.8% |
| 2023 | 19.2% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.5% | 6.6% | 8.4% | 5 |
| 2020s | 16.4% | 12.0% | 19.2% | 4 |
More infrastructure data for Southern Asia
- Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted 31.4% (2024)
- Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight 3.2% (2024)
- Proportion of the target population who received 3 doses of 92.0% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 3.8% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 2.7% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 4.0% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 4.7% (2024)
- Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural 6.2% (2024)
- Total official flows for infrastructure, by recipient countries 17,508 (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports 7.21 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is [ilo] proportion of population with severe disabilities receiving in Southern Asia?
- [ilo] proportion of population with severe disabilities receiving in Southern Asia was 19.2% 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 Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 19.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest [ilo] proportion of population with severe disabilities receiving recorded in Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.6% in 2015.
- How does Southern Asia rank for [ilo] proportion of population with severe disabilities receiving?
- Southern Asia ranks 25th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is [ilo] proportion of population with severe disabilities receiving rising or falling in Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 190.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Southern Asia 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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