social2023

Developmental intellectual disability

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2023; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data204 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
0.6cases per 100 people
Median: 0.5cases per 100 people
Countries Covered
204
with available data
Highest
India
1.7cases per 100 people
Lowest
South Korea
0.1cases per 100 people
Top 5 Countries
1India1.7cases per 100 people
2Pakistan1.5cases per 100 people
3Nepal1.4cases per 100 people
4Tajikistan1.3cases per 100 people
5Kyrgyzstan1.2cases per 100 people
By Region
Oceania1.1cases per 100 people(2 countries)
Asia0.7cases per 100 people(26 countries)
Europe0.7cases per 100 people(32 countries)
Other0.5cases per 100 people(124 countries)
South America0.5cases per 100 people(7 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.1cases per 100 people)High (1.7cases per 100 people)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 0.6cases per 100 people)

Oceania (2)
Asia (26)
Europe (32)
Other (124)
South America (7)
North America (4)
Africa (9)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2023; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank Country Value
1India1.7cases per 100 people
2Pakistan1.5cases per 100 people
3Nepal1.4cases per 100 people
4Tajikistan1.3cases per 100 people
5Kyrgyzstan1.2cases per 100 people
6Turkmenistan1.2cases per 100 people
7Uzbekistan1.2cases per 100 people
8New Zealand1.2cases per 100 people
9Azerbaijan1.2cases per 100 people
10Mongolia1.2cases per 100 people
11Poland1.1cases per 100 people
12Bhutan1.1cases per 100 people
13Kazakhstan1.1cases per 100 people
14Albania1.1cases per 100 people
15Georgia1.1cases per 100 people
16Ukraine1.1cases per 100 people
17Russian Federation1.0cases per 100 people
18Serbia1.0cases per 100 people
19Australia1.0cases per 100 people
20The Republic of North Macedonia1.0cases per 100 people
21Armenia1.0cases per 100 people
22Moldova, Republic of1.0cases per 100 people
23Montenegro1.0cases per 100 people
24Timor-Leste1.0cases per 100 people
25Belarus1.0cases per 100 people
26Croatia1.0cases per 100 people
27Sudan1.0cases per 100 people
28Yemen1.0cases per 100 people
29Bulgaria1.0cases per 100 people
30Bosnia and Herzegovina0.9cases per 100 people
31Islamic Republic of Iran0.9cases per 100 people
32Slovakia0.9cases per 100 people
33Slovenia0.9cases per 100 people
34Czech Republic0.9cases per 100 people
35Romania0.9cases per 100 people
36People's Republic of China0.9cases per 100 people
37Hungary0.9cases per 100 people
38Latvia0.9cases per 100 people
39Lao People's Democratic Republic0.9cases per 100 people
40Afghanistan0.9cases per 100 people
41Bangladesh0.9cases per 100 people
42Estonia0.8cases per 100 people
43Indonesia0.8cases per 100 people
44Cambodia0.8cases per 100 people
45Lithuania0.8cases per 100 people
46Myanmar0.8cases per 100 people
47Thailand0.8cases per 100 people
48Philippines0.7cases per 100 people
49Netherlands0.7cases per 100 people
50Maldives0.7cases per 100 people
51Oman0.6cases per 100 people
52Papua New Guinea0.6cases per 100 people
53Egypt0.6cases per 100 people
54Sri Lanka0.6cases per 100 people
55Libya0.6cases per 100 people
56State of Palestine0.6cases per 100 people
57Iraq0.6cases per 100 people
58Syrian Arab Republic0.6cases per 100 people
59United Arab Emirates0.6cases per 100 people
60Algeria0.6cases per 100 people
61Solomon Islands0.6cases per 100 people
62United States of America0.6cases per 100 people
63Lebanon0.6cases per 100 people
64Marshall Islands0.6cases per 100 people
65Malaysia0.6cases per 100 people
66Bahrain0.6cases per 100 people
67Saudi Arabia0.6cases per 100 people
68Tunisia0.6cases per 100 people
69North Korea0.6cases per 100 people
70Mauritius0.6cases per 100 people
71Vanuatu0.6cases per 100 people
72Morocco0.6cases per 100 people
73Spain0.6cases per 100 people
74Jordan0.6cases per 100 people
75Sweden0.6cases per 100 people
76Kuwait0.6cases per 100 people
77Kiribati0.6cases per 100 people
78Seychelles0.6cases per 100 people
79Vietnam0.6cases per 100 people
80Micronesia, Federated States of0.5cases per 100 people
81Tuvalu0.5cases per 100 people
82Nauru0.5cases per 100 people
83Qatar0.5cases per 100 people
84Tonga0.5cases per 100 people
85Samoa0.5cases per 100 people
86Fiji0.5cases per 100 people
87Uruguay0.5cases per 100 people
88Bolivia0.5cases per 100 people
89Israel0.5cases per 100 people
90Argentina0.5cases per 100 people
91Cyprus0.5cases per 100 people
92American Samoa0.5cases per 100 people
93Denmark0.5cases per 100 people
94Haiti0.5cases per 100 people
95Tokelau0.5cases per 100 people
96Palau0.5cases per 100 people
97United Kingdom0.5cases per 100 people
98Chile0.5cases per 100 people
99Ecuador0.5cases per 100 people
100Niue0.5cases per 100 people
101Belgium0.5cases per 100 people
102Northern Mariana Islands0.5cases per 100 people
103France0.5cases per 100 people
104Guatemala0.5cases per 100 people
105Luxembourg0.5cases per 100 people
106Greenland0.5cases per 100 people
107Brazil0.5cases per 100 people
108Guyana0.5cases per 100 people
109Guam0.4cases per 100 people
110Belize0.4cases per 100 people
111Honduras0.4cases per 100 people
112Mexico0.4cases per 100 people
113Cook Islands0.4cases per 100 people
114Paraguay0.4cases per 100 people
115Suriname0.4cases per 100 people
116Andorra0.4cases per 100 people
117Peru0.4cases per 100 people
118Portugal0.4cases per 100 people
119Malta0.4cases per 100 people
120Germany0.4cases per 100 people
121Austria0.4cases per 100 people
122Venezuela0.4cases per 100 people
123Grenada0.4cases per 100 people
124Nicaragua0.4cases per 100 people
125San Marino0.4cases per 100 people
126Saint Vincent and the Grenadines0.4cases per 100 people
127El Salvador0.4cases per 100 people
128Dominican Republic0.4cases per 100 people
129Bahamas0.4cases per 100 people
130Türkiye0.4cases per 100 people
131Switzerland0.4cases per 100 people
132Jamaica0.4cases per 100 people
133Saint Lucia0.4cases per 100 people
134Greece0.4cases per 100 people
135Saint Kitts and Nevis0.4cases per 100 people
136Dominica0.4cases per 100 people
137Antigua and Barbuda0.4cases per 100 people
138Colombia0.4cases per 100 people
139Norway0.4cases per 100 people
140Iceland0.4cases per 100 people
141Trinidad and Tobago0.4cases per 100 people
142Panama0.4cases per 100 people
143Cuba0.4cases per 100 people
144Costa Rica0.4cases per 100 people
145Barbados0.4cases per 100 people
146Niger0.4cases per 100 people
147Monaco0.4cases per 100 people
148Virgin Islands, U.S.0.4cases per 100 people
149Ireland0.4cases per 100 people
150Puerto Rico0.4cases per 100 people
151Bermuda0.4cases per 100 people
152Nigeria0.3cases per 100 people
153Eritrea0.3cases per 100 people
154Burkina Faso0.3cases per 100 people
155Italy0.3cases per 100 people
156Burundi0.3cases per 100 people
157Chad0.3cases per 100 people
158Japan0.3cases per 100 people
159Mali0.3cases per 100 people
160Madagascar0.3cases per 100 people
161Ethiopia0.3cases per 100 people
162Benin0.3cases per 100 people
163Democratic Republic of the Congo0.3cases per 100 people
164Kenya0.3cases per 100 people
165South Sudan0.3cases per 100 people
166Republic of the Congo0.3cases per 100 people
167Zimbabwe0.3cases per 100 people
168Finland0.3cases per 100 people
169Central African Republic0.3cases per 100 people
170Cameroon0.3cases per 100 people
171Djibouti0.3cases per 100 people
172Botswana0.3cases per 100 people
173Guinea-Bissau0.3cases per 100 people
174Angola0.3cases per 100 people
175Eswatini0.3cases per 100 people
176Namibia0.3cases per 100 people
177Taiwan, Province of China0.3cases per 100 people
178Cote d'Ivoire0.3cases per 100 people
179Mauritania0.3cases per 100 people
180Liberia0.3cases per 100 people
181Republic of The Gambia0.3cases per 100 people
182South Africa0.3cases per 100 people
183Ghana0.3cases per 100 people
184Lesotho0.3cases per 100 people
185Sierra Leone0.3cases per 100 people
186Guinea0.3cases per 100 people
187United Republic of Tanzania0.3cases per 100 people
188Sao Tome and Principe0.3cases per 100 people
189Somalia0.3cases per 100 people
190Senegal0.3cases per 100 people
191Rwanda0.3cases per 100 people
192Comoros0.3cases per 100 people
193Uganda0.3cases per 100 people
194Malawi0.3cases per 100 people
195Zambia0.2cases per 100 people
196Togo0.2cases per 100 people
197Mozambique0.2cases per 100 people
198Equatorial Guinea0.2cases per 100 people
199Cape Verde0.2cases per 100 people
200Gabon0.2cases per 100 people
201Canada0.2cases per 100 people
202Singapore0.1cases per 100 people
203Brunei Darussalam0.1cases per 100 people
204South Korea0.1cases per 100 people
Showing 204 of 204 countries

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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2023).

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