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Percentage of Deaf and Mute Population in the Philippines

Requested from PSA by J. Camlian at 10:45 PM on Nov 20, 2022.
Purpose: Research
Date of Coverage: 01/01/2009 - 11/20/2022
Tracking no: #PSA-855183204758

Camlian 10:45 PM, Nov 20, 2022 

Good day! I am Jiezel Camlian, a college student, and currently doing a research project which is a game that will benefit deaf and mute students in the Philippines. I would like to request for information regarding:

- Total percentage of deaf and mute population in the PH 2022. 
- Total number of the mute and deaf students in the Philippines according to region 2022.
- Total percentage of deaf and mute students in the Philippines from year 2009-2022.

Hoping for your immediate response. Gracias!

Nisperos 11:18 AM, Nov 21, 2022 

November 21, 2022

Dear Jiezel Camlian,

Greetings!

Thank you for your request dated Nov 20, 2022 10:45:45 PM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.

You asked for Percentage of Deaf and Mute Population in the Philippines.

Your FOI request is approved. 

Our published data on this based on our CPH 2020 results are limited to this link:

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

You may also check our National Disability Prevalence Survey:
https://psa.gov.ph/content/national-disability-prevalence-survey

Kindly take note that our data is based on our survey and census and limited to the conduct of reference year.

However, we do not have specific data on disability for students. For this specific data, you may coordinate with the Department of Education.

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Thank you.

Respectfully,

Noel G. Perez
(Information Officer III)
Officer-in-Charge
Information Technology and Dissemination Service

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