Philippine Statistics Authority

Nisperos 06:25 PM, Sep 19, 2023

September 19, 2023

Dear Jackie Lou Agbon,

Greetings!

Thank you for your request dated Aug 13, 2023 06:15:00 PM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.

You asked for Statistics on cases of Autism and other related disabilities in the Philippines.

Your FOI request is approved. 

Our apologies for the delayed response.

In reference to your data request, please be informed that our related data on this are limited to the following:

1. The number of cases of children and adult with Autism spectrum disorder and other related developmental disorders in the Philippines from the year 2010 - present.
2. Top 10 provinces in the Philippines with the most affected cases of children with ASD and other related developmental disorders.

Census of Population and Housing (CPH)
https://psa.gov.ph/statistics/population-and-housing
https://psa.gov.ph/statistics/population-and-housing/stat-tables
https://psa.gov.ph/statistics/population-and-housing/index

Functional Difficulty in the Philippines: For Household Population Five Years Old and Over (2020 Census of Population and Housing)
https://psa.gov.ph/statistics/population-and-housing/node/168274

National Disability Prevalence Survey (NDPS)
https://psa.gov.ph/statistics/national-disability-prevalence-survey
https://psa.gov.ph/statistics/national-disability-prevalence-survey/stat-tables
https://psa.gov.ph/statistics/national-disability-prevalence-survey/index

Gender and Development
https://psa.gov.ph/gender-statistics

7 Social Welfare and Development
https://psa.gov.ph/gender-statistics/wmf/social_welfare_and_development

Women and Men FactSheet 2023 - Revised
https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/phdsd/2023%20Fact%20Sheet%20on%20Women%20and%20Men_Revised_0.xlsx

3. Number of facilities ( therapy center, applied behavior center ) in the Philippines by region.

Census of Population and Housing Report
https://psa.gov.ph/publication/census-population-and-housing-report

2020 Census of Population Report No. 6 - Barangay Characteristics
Table 1 Number and Percent of Barangays by Characteristics or Facility: Philippines, 2020
https://psa.gov.ph/system/files/main-publication/2_Report%2520No.6_Brgy%2520Characteristics_26April2023_RRDH_CRD-signed.pdf

Philippine Statistical Yearbook
https://psa.gov.ph/philippine-statistical-yearbook

2022 Philippine Statistical Yearbook (PSY)
https://psa.gov.ph/system/files/psy/%28ons-cleared%29_psy2022_manuscript_June29_ONSF%20%281%29-signed.pdf

Chapter 12: Social Services
Table 12.1a Household Population and Number of Persons with Disability by Region: 2010	
Table 12.1b Household Population with Disability by Age Group and by Sex: 2010	
Table 12.5 Number of Institutions/Centers/Facilities Involved in the Distribution of Social Services: 2011 to 2018
https://psa.gov.ph/system/files/psy/12_2022.xlsx

For this data, you may try to coordinate with the Department of Health.

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Thank you.

Respectfully,

Rene C. Mendoza
(Assistant National Statistician)
Officer-in-Charge
Information Technology and Dissemination Service