Disability, Independence and Dependency Situations Survey 
Disabilities, Impairments and State of Health. National results: Absolute figures
Population with disabilities, according to the type of disability and the type of assistance for their disability, by age and sex.
Units: thousands of persons 6 years old and over

	Total			6 to 64 years old			65 to 79 years old			80 years old and over			
	Both sexes	Males	Females	Both sexes	Males	Females	Both sexes	Males	Females	Both sexes	Males	Females	
Detail visual tasks: Total	673.6	236.9	436.7	188.3	83.3	105.0	241.2	85.3	155.9	244.0	68.3	175.7	
Without assistance	505.7	172.7	332.9	134.9	59.5	75.4	180.9	62.5	118.4	189.9	50.7	139.2	
Only technical assistance	127.1	47.7	79.4	42.8	18.8	24.0	45.4	17.7	27.7	38.9	11.2	27.7	
No data recorded	40.8	16.5	24.3	10.6	5.0	5.6	14.9	5.0	9.9	15.3	6.5	8.8	
Overall visual tasks: Total	662.1	239.9	422.2	200.4	90.1	110.3	223.1	83.5	139.6	238.6	66.4	172.2	
Without assistance	561.6	202.4	359.1	170.4	76.7	93.7	188.9	70.6	118.3	202.3	55.1	147.2	
Only technical assistance	60.3	20.1	40.2	17.6	6.6	10.9	20.6	7.9	12.7	22.1	5.6	16.6	
No data recorded	40.2	17.4	22.8	12.4	6.7	5.7	13.7	5.0	8.7	14.2	5.7	8.5	
Other vision problems: Total	357.4	140.8	216.6	127.6	65.6	62.0	117.7	44.1	73.6	112.2	31.1	81.0	
Without assistance	305.5	117.9	187.6	106.2	53.9	52.3	102.7	38.3	64.4	96.6	25.7	70.9	
Only technical assistance	30.6	11.6	19.1	12.9	5.7	7.2	8.4	3.2	5.2	9.3	2.7	6.6	
No data recorded	21.3	11.4	9.9	8.5	6.0	2.5	6.6	2.7	3.9	6.2	2.8	3.5	
Hearing loud sounds: Total	397.6	163.9	233.6	105.3	54.4	50.8	121.5	53.0	68.5	170.8	56.5	114.2	
Without assistance	187.7	76.3	111.4	49.6	26.3	23.3	48.2	20.9	27.3	89.9	29.0	60.9	
Only technical assistance	185.8	77.6	108.1	49.4	24.5	24.9	67.5	30.0	37.4	68.9	23.1	45.8	
No data recorded	24.1	10.0	14.0	6.3	3.6	2.7	5.9	2.1	3.8	11.9	4.4	7.5	
Hearing speech: Total	975.9	412.0	563.8	269.1	139.2	129.9	335.8	153.4	182.4	371.0	119.5	251.5	
Without assistance	609.4	247.5	361.9	171.8	87.5	84.3	200.8	90.1	110.7	236.8	69.9	166.9	
Only technical assistance	293.5	125.4	168.1	74.1	36.6	37.5	110.4	50.9	59.5	109.1	38.0	71.1	
No data recorded	72.9	39.1	33.8	23.2	15.1	8.1	24.6	12.4	12.2	25.1	11.6	13.5	
Producing spoken messages: Total	410.6	195.9	214.7	186.9	118.3	68.6	92.1	45.7	46.4	131.7	31.9	99.8	
Without assistance	369.3	173.1	196.2	164.4	104.8	59.6	82.9	39.9	43.0	122.0	28.4	93.6	
Only technical assistance	22.4	12.7	9.7	14.5	7.9	6.5	4.6	3.7	0.9	3.4	1.1	2.3	
No data recorded	18.9	10.2	8.8	8.0	5.6	2.4	4.6	2.1	2.5	6.3	2.4	3.9	
Receiving spoken messages: Total	363.7	154.2	209.5	150.5	89.0	61.5	78.3	34.8	43.5	134.9	30.4	104.5	
Without assistance	165.6	71.8	93.8	69.3	42.4	26.9	39.7	16.6	23.1	56.6	12.9	43.8	
Only personal assistance or aid	182.1	74.8	107.3	75.7	42.9	32.7	35.6	16.9	18.7	70.8	14.9	55.9	
No data recorded	16.0	7.6	8.4	5.5	3.7	1.8	3.0	1.3	1.7	7.5	2.6	4.9	
Communication through devices and communication techniques: Total	520.1	226.0	294.2	165.7	101.8	63.9	125.3	60.1	65.2	229.1	64.0	165.1	
Without assistance	256.9	114.4	142.4	79.8	51.1	28.8	60.3	30.8	29.5	116.7	32.6	84.1	
Only personal assistance or aid	192.0	77.7	114.3	61.4	36.6	24.8	45.8	19.5	26.3	84.8	21.5	63.2	
Only technical assistance	23.7	11.8	11.8	10.0	5.2	4.8	7.7	4.2	3.5	5.9	2.4	3.6	
Both types of aid	21.9	8.7	13.2	6.6	3.5	3.0	5.7	2.9	2.9	9.6	2.2	7.3	
No data recorded	25.7	13.4	12.4	7.8	5.4	2.4	5.7	2.7	3.1	12.2	5.3	6.9	
Undertaking simple tasks: Total	320.7	115.5	205.2	93.6	51.8	41.8	72.7	28.3	44.4	154.4	35.4	119.0	
Without assistance	85.8	32.4	53.4	23.8	14.2	9.6	17.3	7.4	9.9	44.7	10.8	33.9	
Only personal assistance or aid	199.3	68.5	130.8	60.4	31.7	28.6	47.4	16.9	30.4	91.6	19.8	71.7	
Only technical assistance	0.1	..	0.1	0.1	..	0.1	..	..	..	..	..	..	
Both types of aid	17.2	8.2	9.1	5.7	3.9	1.8	4.0	2.6	1.4	7.5	1.7	5.8	
No data recorded	18.3	6.5	11.8	3.7	2.0	1.6	3.9	1.3	2.6	10.7	3.1	7.6	
Undertaking complex tasks: Total	528.1	210.6	317.5	196.0	114.8	81.1	115.3	44.8	70.5	216.9	51.0	165.9	
Without assistance	181.5	77.3	104.1	62.9	39.8	23.2	40.3	17.6	22.7	78.2	20.0	58.2	
Only personal assistance or aid	291.1	111.6	179.4	113.4	65.5	47.9	62.4	22.0	40.4	115.3	24.2	91.1	
Only technical assistance	4.5	1.3	3.1	2.5	0.8	1.7	1.6	0.6	1.1	0.3	..	0.3	
Both types of aid	24.8	9.7	15.2	8.1	4.3	3.8	5.0	2.5	2.5	11.7	2.9	8.8	
No data recorded	26.3	10.7	15.7	9.0	4.5	4.5	5.9	2.2	3.7	11.4	4.0	7.4	
Changing basic body postures: Total	1,060.7	334.5	726.1	324.3	130.8	193.5	347.2	111.4	235.8	389.2	92.3	296.8	
Without assistance	303.3	82.8	220.5	139.0	42.7	96.4	112.6	28.8	83.8	51.6	11.3	40.4	
Only personal assistance or aid	464.9	146.6	318.3	110.0	51.6	58.5	140.5	47.7	92.8	214.3	47.3	167.0	
Only technical assistance	92.7	29.6	63.1	25.0	10.4	14.7	37.8	11.8	26.0	29.8	7.5	22.3	
Both types of aid	147.8	52.3	95.5	31.9	15.8	16.1	41.1	17.4	23.7	74.8	19.1	55.7	
No data recorded	52.0	23.3	28.8	18.3	10.5	7.8	15.2	5.6	9.5	18.6	7.2	11.4	
Maintaining the position of the body: Total	1,128.3	370.1	758.2	393.6	171.7	221.9	357.0	112.1	245.0	377.7	86.4	291.3	
Without assistance	409.4	128.8	280.6	208.6	78.3	130.3	128.6	35.3	93.3	72.2	15.2	57.0	
Only personal assistance or aid	318.5	95.1	223.4	77.8	35.6	42.2	92.2	27.6	64.6	148.4	31.9	116.5	
Only technical assistance	179.3	66.8	112.4	53.5	28.4	25.1	71.9	25.6	46.3	53.8	12.9	41.0	
Both types of aid	168.1	57.0	111.2	35.0	18.8	16.3	48.4	18.2	30.2	84.7	20.0	64.7	
No data recorded	53.0	22.4	30.6	18.6	10.6	8.0	15.9	5.4	10.5	18.5	6.4	12.1	
Getting around inside the home: Total	915.0	298.4	616.6	224.4	106.6	117.9	289.5	98.5	191.0	401.1	93.4	307.7	
Without assistance	171.3	51.7	119.6	66.4	26.0	40.4	60.1	16.5	43.7	44.8	9.2	35.6	
Only personal assistance or aid	245.2	69.6	175.6	49.6	23.9	25.7	66.0	20.4	45.6	129.6	25.3	104.3	
Only technical assistance	229.8	80.3	149.5	52.1	26.3	25.8	88.0	28.7	59.3	89.6	25.3	64.4	
Both types of aid	226.3	78.6	147.7	43.1	23.3	19.8	64.8	27.7	37.1	118.4	27.6	90.8	
No data recorded	42.4	18.2	24.2	13.2	7.0	6.2	10.5	5.2	5.3	18.7	6.0	12.7	
Getting around outside the home: Total	1,669.5	553.5	1,116.0	451.8	209.2	242.6	548.1	184.0	364.1	669.6	160.3	509.3	
Without assistance	383.2	125.6	257.6	146.2	60.6	85.6	118.3	41.1	77.2	118.7	23.9	94.8	
Only personal assistance or aid	527.9	151.4	376.5	137.5	60.2	77.3	159.0	42.1	116.9	231.5	49.2	182.3	
Only technical assistance	286.9	117.6	169.3	71.8	39.2	32.6	119.4	47.9	71.5	95.7	30.5	65.1	
Both types of aid	386.3	125.0	261.3	73.5	37.2	36.4	124.3	42.0	82.2	188.5	45.8	142.7	
No data recorded	85.2	33.9	51.3	22.8	12.0	10.8	27.2	11.0	16.2	35.3	10.9	24.4	
Getting around via passenger transport: Total	1,582.4	510.4	1,072.0	412.8	191.8	221.1	515.0	165.0	350.0	654.6	153.7	500.9	
Without assistance	422.1	129.2	292.9	124.0	52.1	71.9	130.4	42.6	87.7	167.7	34.5	133.3	
Only personal assistance or aid	612.5	182.8	429.6	158.3	72.5	85.8	192.6	53.1	139.5	261.6	57.2	204.4	
Only technical assistance	139.9	55.7	84.2	44.1	22.8	21.3	56.8	21.0	35.8	39.0	11.9	27.1	
Both types of aid	322.6	110.8	211.8	65.3	33.3	32.0	109.1	38.6	70.6	148.1	38.9	109.3	
No data recorded	85.3	32.0	53.4	21.1	11.0	10.1	26.1	9.7	16.4	38.1	11.2	26.9	
Driving vehicles: Total	448.4	246.1	202.3	339.0	186.8	152.1	109.5	59.3	50.2	..	..	..	
Without assistance	377.5	199.7	177.8	279.7	148.7	131.0	97.8	51.0	46.9	..	..	..	
Only technical assistance	46.9	31.0	15.9	40.7	25.7	15.0	6.2	5.3	0.9	..	..	..	
No data recorded	24.0	15.4	8.6	18.6	12.4	6.2	5.4	3.0	2.4	..	..	..	
Picking up and carrying objects: Total	1,394.7	440.5	954.3	497.7	196.8	300.9	444.7	135.8	308.8	452.3	107.8	344.6	
Without assistance	635.2	210.9	424.3	264.1	108.1	156.0	206.8	62.2	144.6	164.3	40.6	123.7	
Only personal assistance or aid	557.9	158.4	399.5	168.9	62.4	106.5	169.7	48.5	121.3	219.3	47.6	171.7	
Only technical assistance	44.0	17.3	26.7	17.0	7.3	9.7	17.0	6.1	11.0	10.0	3.9	6.1	
Both types of aid	79.8	25.9	54.0	18.1	6.7	11.4	29.1	11.7	17.4	32.6	7.4	25.1	
No data recorded	77.7	27.9	49.8	29.6	12.3	17.2	22.0	7.4	14.6	26.2	8.2	18.0	
Moving objects with the upper limbs: Total	1,004.2	314.1	690.1	356.7	145.2	211.4	307.4	92.4	215.0	340.1	76.4	263.7	
Without assistance	425.9	135.2	290.6	179.6	73.6	106.0	137.1	38.2	98.9	109.2	23.4	85.8	
Only personal assistance or aid	431.7	124.0	307.7	125.8	48.8	77.0	123.2	35.7	87.5	182.8	39.5	143.2	
Only technical assistance	32.5	11.9	20.6	13.2	6.6	6.5	12.7	4.4	8.3	6.7	0.9	5.8	
Both types of aid	59.1	21.1	38.0	16.7	6.0	10.7	19.9	8.6	11.2	22.5	6.5	16.1	
No data recorded	55.0	21.8	33.2	21.4	10.2	11.3	14.7	5.5	9.1	19.0	6.1	12.8	
Fine hand use: Total	775.7	252.8	522.8	260.7	111.5	149.1	223.2	72.6	150.6	291.8	68.7	223.1	
Without assistance	348.8	114.0	234.8	134.9	55.2	79.7	107.0	31.5	75.4	106.9	27.2	79.7	
Only personal assistance or aid	345.4	108.6	236.8	100.4	46.0	54.4	93.9	30.8	63.0	151.2	31.8	119.4	
Only technical assistance	6.8	1.8	5.0	2.8	0.9	1.9	1.9	0.5	1.4	2.1	0.4	1.7	
Both types of aid	28.6	10.5	18.0	8.8	2.6	6.2	8.5	4.7	3.8	11.3	3.3	8.0	
No data recorded	46.1	17.9	28.2	13.7	6.8	7.0	12.0	5.1	6.9	20.4	6.1	14.3	
Washing oneself: Total	1,263.9	421.7	842.2	300.8	141.9	158.9	378.5	134.2	244.3	584.6	145.6	439.0	
Without assistance	132.1	37.0	95.1	48.7	16.6	32.0	47.7	12.0	35.7	35.8	8.4	27.4	
Only personal assistance or aid	910.2	305.8	604.3	203.2	101.0	102.2	262.5	96.4	166.1	444.5	108.4	336.1	
Only technical assistance	20.6	5.3	15.3	7.3	2.1	5.2	6.9	1.9	5.0	6.5	1.3	5.1	
Both types of aid	137.1	45.6	91.5	29.4	14.4	15.0	42.3	14.7	27.6	65.5	16.5	49.0	
No data recorded	63.9	27.9	36.0	12.3	7.8	4.5	19.2	9.2	10.0	32.3	10.9	21.5	
Caring for body parts: Total	1,215.7	406.9	808.8	317.6	150.6	167.1	367.9	122.3	245.6	530.2	134.0	396.2	
Without assistance	144.0	39.2	104.7	52.1	17.1	35.1	57.2	12.9	44.3	34.7	9.3	25.4	
Only personal assistance or aid	934.3	319.5	614.8	233.5	118.5	115.0	267.7	95.0	172.8	433.1	106.0	327.0	
Only technical assistance	11.2	3.4	7.8	3.0	1.6	1.5	5.5	1.6	3.9	2.7	0.2	2.5	
Both types of aid	65.9	20.8	45.1	15.1	5.9	9.1	20.1	6.4	13.6	30.8	8.4	22.4	
No data recorded	60.3	23.9	36.4	13.9	7.5	6.4	17.4	6.4	11.0	29.0	10.0	19.0	
Personal hygiene related to urination : Total	735.7	231.3	504.3	152.5	72.9	79.6	222.7	75.1	147.6	360.5	83.4	277.1	
Without assistance	133.3	45.6	87.7	34.4	14.3	20.1	54.6	18.4	36.3	44.2	12.9	31.3	
Only personal assistance or aid	284.4	96.1	188.3	58.5	33.1	25.4	76.1	29.7	46.4	149.8	33.3	116.5	
Only technical assistance	102.6	21.8	80.8	21.8	6.6	15.2	36.7	7.4	29.3	44.1	7.9	36.2	
Both types of aid	175.3	53.7	121.6	28.7	14.8	13.9	43.1	14.9	28.2	103.5	24.1	79.4	
No data recorded	40.1	14.1	26.0	9.0	4.1	4.9	12.2	4.8	7.4	18.8	5.2	13.6	
Personal hygiene related to defecation: Total	497.9	168.7	329.2	110.2	58.1	52.1	131.2	49.6	81.5	256.6	61.0	195.6	
Without assistance	55.7	18.3	37.3	19.4	8.2	11.2	17.4	5.6	11.8	18.9	4.5	14.3	
Only personal assistance or aid	235.9	82.5	153.4	50.3	29.9	20.4	63.8	25.4	38.5	121.7	27.1	94.6	
Only technical assistance	38.6	12.6	25.9	8.4	4.0	4.3	12.0	4.3	7.7	18.2	4.4	13.9	
Both types of aid	142.9	46.2	96.7	26.4	13.6	12.9	32.5	11.9	20.6	84.0	20.8	63.2	
No data recorded	24.9	9.1	15.8	5.7	2.3	3.3	5.4	2.5	2.9	13.8	4.2	9.6	
Personal hygiene related to menstruation: Total	32.1	..	32.1	32.1	..	32.1	..	..	..	..	..	..	
Without assistance	2.8	..	2.8	2.8	..	2.8	..	..	..	..	..	..	
Only personal assistance or aid	21.1	..	21.1	21.1	..	21.1	..	..	..	..	..	..	
Only technical assistance	0.9	..	0.9	0.9	..	0.9	..	..	..	..	..	..	
Both types of aid	5.7	..	5.7	5.7	..	5.7	..	..	..	..	..	..	
No data recorded	1.4	..	1.4	1.4	..	1.4	..	..	..	..	..	..	
Dressing and undressing: Total	1,006.7	354.2	652.5	282.9	137.9	144.9	299.1	107.9	191.2	424.8	108.4	316.4	
Without assistance	125.6	32.9	92.7	51.9	17.3	34.5	47.0	9.9	37.1	26.7	5.6	21.1	
Only personal assistance or aid	770.7	280.5	490.2	203.5	108.4	95.1	216.7	84.4	132.3	350.4	87.7	262.8	
Only technical assistance	9.0	2.4	6.6	2.3	0.6	1.6	4.6	1.5	3.1	2.1	0.3	1.8	
Both types of aid	52.4	18.7	33.6	12.2	5.0	7.2	15.7	5.9	9.8	24.5	7.8	16.6	
No data recorded	49.1	19.7	29.4	13.0	6.6	6.4	15.0	6.1	8.8	21.1	7.0	14.1	
Eating and drinking: Total	380.3	143.7	236.7	104.5	56.8	47.7	101.7	42.8	58.9	174.1	44.0	130.1	
Without assistance	39.6	11.7	27.9	15.3	5.8	9.6	13.1	3.8	9.2	11.2	2.1	9.1	
Only personal assistance or aid	288.6	108.5	180.1	75.7	43.7	32.0	75.1	32.9	42.1	137.9	31.9	106.0	
Only technical assistance	5.2	2.3	2.9	2.0	1.0	0.9	2.7	1.0	1.7	0.6	0.3	0.3	
Both types of aid	27.5	11.4	16.1	6.4	3.0	3.4	6.3	2.4	3.9	14.9	6.1	8.8	
No data recorded	19.4	9.7	9.7	5.2	3.4	1.9	4.6	2.7	2.0	9.6	3.7	5.9	
Looking after one's health: following medical prescriptions: Total	865.8	322.0	543.8	214.5	126.2	88.3	223.6	85.7	137.8	427.8	110.0	317.8	
Without assistance	40.3	12.4	27.9	13.2	6.0	7.2	10.6	2.8	7.8	16.5	3.6	12.9	
Only personal assistance or aid	723.9	270.9	453.0	179.6	109.1	70.5	182.9	71.3	111.6	361.4	90.5	270.9	
Only technical assistance	5.2	2.0	3.2	1.5	1.0	0.6	2.1	0.8	1.4	1.6	0.3	1.3	
Both types of aid	53.5	18.4	35.1	9.8	4.3	5.6	17.8	5.9	11.9	25.9	8.2	17.7	
No data recorded	43.0	18.3	24.6	10.3	5.9	4.4	10.2	4.9	5.2	22.5	7.5	15.0	
Looking after one's health: avoiding dangerous situations: Total	672.4	227.6	444.8	159.2	89.1	70.1	165.4	57.1	108.2	347.9	81.4	266.5	
Without assistance	100.1	36.4	63.7	24.1	15.1	9.0	26.2	8.7	17.5	49.8	12.7	37.1	
Only personal assistance or aid	490.1	161.0	329.1	117.1	64.9	52.1	118.2	41.1	77.1	254.9	54.9	199.9	
Only technical assistance	5.1	1.8	3.3	1.6	0.9	0.7	1.2	0.3	0.9	2.3	0.6	1.7	
Both types of aid	42.2	14.5	27.7	9.3	4.3	4.9	12.3	3.8	8.5	20.7	6.4	14.2	
No data recorded	34.9	13.9	21.0	7.1	3.8	3.3	7.5	3.3	4.2	20.3	6.8	13.5	
Acquisition of goods and services: Total	1,877.4	550.9	1,326.5	611.9	228.8	383.1	570.1	163.2	406.9	695.4	159.0	536.4	
Without assistance	592.1	194.2	397.9	209.1	85.6	123.5	169.7	56.4	113.3	213.3	52.1	161.1	
Only personal assistance or aid	1,015.6	269.9	745.7	314.3	108.3	206.0	311.7	79.5	232.1	389.7	82.0	307.6	
Only technical assistance	58.1	23.1	35.0	20.3	10.2	10.1	26.8	9.8	17.1	11.0	3.1	7.8	
Both types of aid	115.4	32.6	82.8	38.2	12.7	25.5	35.7	9.6	26.1	41.5	10.3	31.1	
No data recorded	96.2	31.2	65.0	30.0	12.0	18.0	26.2	7.9	18.3	40.0	11.3	28.7	
Preparing meals: Total	1,179.8	400.6	779.2	334.7	159.7	174.9	314.4	111.2	203.2	530.7	129.7	401.0	
Without assistance	403.1	151.8	251.3	125.5	65.0	60.5	100.3	41.7	58.6	177.3	45.1	132.2	
Only personal assistance or aid	652.3	208.3	444.0	175.8	81.3	94.5	180.1	57.8	122.3	296.4	69.2	227.3	
Only technical assistance	18.0	5.5	12.6	7.5	2.7	4.9	7.3	2.4	4.9	3.2	0.4	2.8	
Both types of aid	48.7	12.9	35.7	14.6	5.1	9.5	12.8	3.7	9.1	21.2	4.1	17.2	
No data recorded	57.7	22.1	35.6	11.2	5.6	5.6	13.9	5.5	8.4	32.6	10.9	21.6	
Doing housework: Total	1,669.8	475.2	1,194.5	522.7	186.6	336.1	501.5	138.6	363.0	645.5	150.0	495.5	
Without assistance	534.5	166.6	368.0	184.5	70.7	113.9	152.8	49.5	103.3	197.2	46.4	150.8	
Only personal assistance or aid	940.2	252.2	688.0	279.8	96.4	183.4	287.1	72.1	215.0	373.2	83.7	289.5	
Only technical assistance	27.8	8.8	19.0	9.4	3.1	6.3	12.6	3.7	8.9	5.8	2.1	3.8	
Both types of aid	83.2	20.1	63.1	26.7	7.5	19.2	25.6	6.5	19.1	30.9	6.1	24.8	
No data recorded	84.0	27.5	56.5	22.3	9.0	13.3	23.4	6.8	16.6	38.3	11.8	26.6	
Notes:
1) a person may have disabilities of more than one type of disability 
 2) The data corresponding to cells with fewer than 5 thousand persons  must be viewed with caution, because they may be affected by  large sampling errors. 
Source: National Statistics Institute