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Disability in Namibia

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According to the Namibia Statistics Agency based on the 2016 Inter-censal Demographic Survey, 5% of Namibia's population has varying degrees of disability.[1]

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As of 2001, among all people with disabilities, 35% have a visual impairment, 27% have a mobility impairment which involve hands and legs, 21% have a hearing impairment, 11% have a speech impairment and 5% have a mental impairment.[2]

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  1. ^ "Human Rights approach needed to mainstream disability in Namibia". UNFPA. 31 May 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  2. ^ "NFPDN Profile". Southern Africa Federation of the Disabled (SAFOD). Retrieved 14 May 2021.