Indonesia's Disability Prevalence in 2023

The Indonesian Health Survey (SKI) 2023 report from the Ministry of Health (Kemenkes) recorded the prevalence of disabilities in Indonesia last year.

The highest number of disabilities was visual impairment, accounting for 0.6% of the total weighted sample (n) of 863,402 individuals aged one year and older.

By province, Papua Pegunungan had the highest prevalence of visual impairment, at 1.1% of the sample from that region. This was followed by Papua Tengah and South Sulawesi, each at 0.9%.

Second, mobility disabilities accounted for 0.4%. Provinces with the highest prevalence of mobility disabilities included Papua Tengah and Papua Pegunungan, each at 0.8%, and South Sulawesi at 0.6%.

Third, hearing disabilities accounted for 0.4%. Provinces with the highest number of hearing disabilities were Papua Pegunungan (1.1%), Yogyakarta Special Region (0.8%), and Papua Tengah (0.7%).

Furthermore, Kemenkes explained that 50.6% of people with disabilities used walking aids in 2023. The weighted sample (N) in this group reached 3,145 individuals.

Next, 11.7% of people with disabilities used visual aids last year. The weighted N was 4,756 individuals.

The lowest number was the use of hearing aids, at 4.1%. The weighted N reached 3,196 individuals.

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