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The number of reported Visually Impaired cases in the Philippines

Requested from PSA by N. Olave at 01:05 AM on Sep 03, 2023.
Purpose: Architectural Research
Date of Coverage: 01/01/2018 - 01/01/2023
Tracking no: #PSA-896887993986

Olave 01:05 AM, Sep 03, 2023 

I would like to request information on the following:

1. Numbers and statistical data of blind nd visually impaired individuals in the years 2017, 2018,2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023.

2. Top 10 provinces with the most cases of Blind students

3. City with the most cases of Blind and/or Visually Impaired

4. What are the most common causes of visual impairments

5. What are the most common diagnosis.

Nisperos 03:25 PM, Oct 17, 2023 

October 17, 2023

Dear Natascha Roies Olave,

Greetings!

Thank you for your request dated Sep 03, 2023 01:05:02 AM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.

You asked for The number of reported Visually Impaired cases in the Philippines.

Your FOI request is approved. 

Our apologies for the delayed response. 

In reference to your data request, you may refer to our available data below: 

Census of Population and Housing Report: 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
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

For 2010, you may refer to our 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://library.psa.gov.ph/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=15629&query_desc=kw%2Cwrdl%3A%20National%20Disability%20Prevalence%20Survey

NDPS Publication: 2.1.2 Household Population by Highest Educational Attainment: https://library.psa.gov.ph/kohaimages/PSA/ebookreader/viewebook.html?out=1&d=pdf/dfc003a8cf2d4a4e3b16b8b5df94883a_2016%20NDPS.pdf&speech=1&ref=https://library.psa.gov.ph/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=15629&query_desc=kw%2Cwrdl%3A%20National%20Disability%20Prevalence%20Survey&biblionumber=15629#book/

Philippine Statistical Yearbook (PSY): https://psa.gov.ph/philippine-statistical-yearbook
2022 PSY: Chapter 10: Education and Manpower Development: https://psa.gov.ph/system/files/psy/10_2022.xlsx

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: 

National Council on Disability Affairs: https://www.ncda.gov.ph/disability-data/
Department of Education: https://www.deped.gov.ph/

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Thank you.

Respectfully,

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

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