Disabled children in the Americas

Disability affects well-being and development of children. Each country uses a different definition of disability. Almost always referred to visual, hearing, speaking and mobility limitations, and psychiatric disabilities. The graph shows the number of disabled children, 0 to 14, in the Americas and we can see a wide variation between countries where the United States has the highest percentage and Paraguay the smallest.

Disabled children, 0-14 years old, 2000-2008