Persons with Disability (PWD), Philippines

Distribution of Blind/Visual Impaired Individuals in Philippines

from 2017 to 2020

Year
Total Number
of Blind/
Region 2017 2018 2019 2020
Visual
Disability

National Capital Region (NCR) 5 19 293 542 859

Region I (Ilocos Region) 15 88 339 592 1,034

Region II (Cagayan Valley) 67 212 280 143 702

Region III (Central Luzon) 68 279 344 286 977

Region IV-A (CALABARZON) 42 682 873 981 2,578

Region IV-B (MIMAROPA) 28 116 282 285 711

Region V (Bicol Region) 143 488 744 472 1,847

Region VI (Western Visayas) 24 320 519 313 1,176

Region VII (Central Visayas) 12 164 189 281 646

Region VIII (Eastern Visayas) - - 25 447 472

Region IX (Zamboanga Peninsula) - - - 1 1

Region X (Northern Mindanao) 27 127 92 529 775

Region XI (Davao Region) 13 37 76 329 455

Region XII (SOCCSKSARGEN) 7 85 392 335 819

Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) 27 55 203 171 456

Region XIII (CARAGA) 215 325 485 296 1,321

Grand Total 693 2,997 5,136 6,003 14,829

Source: Philippines Registry for Persons with Disability, DOH 1

 Persons with Disability (PWD), Philippines

Distribution of Blind/ Visual Disability with Issued ID

from 2017 to 2020
1,200

1,000

800

600

400

200

NCR I II II IV-A IV-B V VI VII VIII IX X XI XII CAR CARAG

A
2017 5 15 67 68 42 28 143 24 12 - - 27 13 7 27 215
2018 19 88 212 279 682 116 488 320 164 - - 127 37 85 55 325
2019 293 339 280 344 873 282 744 519 189 25 - 92 76 392 203 485
2020 542 592 143 286 981 285 472 313 281 447 1 529 329 335 171 296

2017 2018 2019 2020

Distribution of Most Common Causes of Blind/ Visual Impaired Individuals in Philippines

from 2017 to 2020

Total
Number of
Cause of Disability 2017 2018 2019 2020 Blind /
Visual
Disability
Acquired (Chronic Illness, Cerebral Palsy, Injury)
341 1,350 2,684 3,118 7,493

Congenital/Inborn (Autism, ADHD, Cerebral Palsy, Down Syndrome) 312 934 1,521 2,314 5,081

Missing (unspecified causes of disability) 40 713 931 571 2,255

Grand Total 693 2,997 5,136 6,003 14,829

Distribution of Blind/ Visual Disability by Causes

from 2017 to 2020
3,500 3,118
3,000 2,684
2,500 2,314

2,000
1,521
1,500 1,350
934 931
1,000 713
571
500 341 312
40
-
2017 2018 2019 2020

Acquired Congenital/Inborn Missing

Source: Philippines Registry for Persons with Disability, DOH