Philippine Statistics Authority

Nisperos 02:08 PM, Oct 27, 2023

October 27, 2023

Dear David Cruz,

Greetings!

Thank you for your request dated Sep 19, 2023 01:04:51 PM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.

You asked for the number of reported cases people with autism in the philippines Good Day.

Your FOI request is approved.

Our apologies for the delayed response. 

In reference to your data request, please be informed that we do not have specific data on this. Relatively, you may refer to our available published data below: 

Census of Population and Housing Report: https://psa.gov.ph/statistics/population-and-housing
Statistical Tables: https://psa.gov.ph/statistics/population-and-housing/stat-tables
https://psa.gov.ph/statistics/population-and-housing/index
Publication: https://library.psa.gov.ph/cgi-bin/koha/opac-search.pl?q=se,phr:%22CPH%20-%20Census%20of%20Population%20and%20Housing.%22

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

Table C. Household Population 5 Years Old and Over by Age Group, Sex, Domain or Type of Functional Difficulty, and Level of Severity: Philippines, 2020: https://psa.gov.ph/system/files/phcd/2022-12/%2528approved%2529Statistical%2520Tables%2520on%2520Functional%2520Difficulty_PMMJ_CRD.xlsx

Persons with Disability in the Philippines (Results from the 2010 Census): https://library.psa.gov.ph/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=2910&query_desc=kw%2Cwrdl%3A%202010%20census%20of%20population

https://library.psa.gov.ph/kohaimages/PSA/ebookreader/viewebook.html?out=1&d=pdf/d2264a0c84cb46d21c27085a4a54b770_2910_PHIILIPPINES_FINAL%20PDF.pdf&speech=1&ref=https://library.psa.gov.ph/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=2910&query_desc=kw%2Cwrdl%3A%202010%20census%20of%20population&biblionumber=2910#book/8

National Disability Prevalence Survey:  https://psa.gov.ph/statistics/national-disability-prevalence-survey
Statistical Tables: https://psa.gov.ph/statistics/national-disability-prevalence-survey/stat-tables
https://psa.gov.ph/statistics/national-disability-prevalence-survey/index
Publications: https://library.psa.gov.ph/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=15629&query_desc=kw%2Cwrdl%3A%20National%20Disability%20Prevalence%20Survey

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

2022 Philippine Statistical Yearbook (PSY)  Chapter 12: Social Services: https://psa.gov.ph/philippine-statistical-yearbook

Table 12.1a Household Population and Number of Persons with Disability by Region: 2010: https://psa.gov.ph/system/files/psy/2022_T12_1a.xlsx
   
Table 12.1b Household Population with Disability by Age Group and by Sex: 2010: https://psa.gov.ph/system/files/psy/2022_T12_1b.xlsx       

2022 Philippine Statistical Yearbook (PSY) Chapter 10: Education and Manpower Development: https://psa.gov.ph/philippine-statistical-yearbook

TABLE 10.1a Enrollment in Public and Private Schools by Level of Education: SY 2000-01 to SY 2020-21: https://psa.gov.ph/system/files/psy/2022_T10_1a.xlsx

Note: For SY 2014-2015 to SY 2020-2021, enrollment data in elementary and junior high school include learners with disabilities (lwds).

For more specific data on this, you may coordinate with the following agencies: 

Department of Education: https://www.deped.gov.ph
National Center for Mental Health (NCMH): https://ncmh.gov.ph
National Council on Disability Affairs: https://www.ncda.gov.ph/disability-data
Department of Health: https://doh.gov.ph/

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Thank you.

Respectfully,

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