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