ANGLOPHONE CARIBBEAN COUNTRIES
BASELINE DATA: DISABILITY AND STATUS RE: SIGNATORY/ADOPTION OF INTERNATIONAL DECLARATIONS/CONVENTIONS
[This Report was produced by the Caribbean Council for the Blind]
|
Countries
|
Population
|
Prevalence
Rate of Disability [from Census/Other Reports]
|
# of Persons with Disabilities
|
Signed V2020:The Right to Sight Declaration
|
Adopted Education For All Initiative
(EFA-I)
|
Signed United Nations Convention on Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD)
|
Ratified UNCRPD
|
|
1. Anguilla
|
13,477
|
5.3%
[UN ECLAC Report]
|
714
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
|
2. Antigua and Barbuda
|
87,506
|
5.1%
[UN ECLAC Report]
|
4,463
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
(30-03-07)
|
No
|
|
3. Bahamas (The)
|
327,000
|
5%
[2000 Census]
|
16,350
|
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
|
4. Barbados
|
293,000
|
4.6%
[UN ECLAC Report]
|
13,478
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
(19-07-07)
|
No
|
|
5. Bermuda
|
64,000
|
10%
[est.]
|
6,400
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
|
6. British Virgin Islands (BVI)
|
22,016
|
4%
[UN ECLAC Report]
|
881
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
|
7. Cayman Islands
|
51,900
|
10%
[est.]
|
5,190
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
|
8. Dominica (Commonwealth of)
|
72,000
|
18%
[UN ECLAC Report]
|
12,960
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
(30-03-07)
|
No
|
|
9. Grenada
|
108,000
|
10% [
[est.]
|
10,800
|
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
|
10. Guyana (Republic)
|
739,000
|
6.4%
[2002 Census]
|
48,419
|
07-03-01
|
Yes
|
Yes
(30-03-07)
|
No
|
|
11. Jamaica
|
2,667,000
|
6.2%
[UN ECLAC Report]
|
165,354
|
19-03-01
|
Yes
|
Yes
(30-03-07)
|
Yes
(30-03-07)
|
|
12. Montserrat
|
4,488
|
10%
[est.]
|
449
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
|
13. St. Kitts/Nevis
|
48,000
|
10%
[est.]
|
4,800
|
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
|
14. St. Lucia
|
166,000
|
5.1%
[UN ECLAC Report]
|
8,466
|
No
|
(?)
|
No
|
No
|
|
15. St. Vincent & The Grenadines
|
120,000
|
4.4%
[UN ECLAC Report]
|
5,280
|
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
|
16. Trinidad & Tobago
|
1,328,000
|
4.5%
[UN ECLAC Report]
|
59,760
|
06-03-01
|
Yes
|
Yes
(27-09-07)
|
No
|
|
17. Turks & Caicos Islands
|
30,600
|
10%
[est.]
|
3,060
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
|
TOTAL
|
6,141,987
|
—
|
366,824
|
3
|
10
|
6
|
1
|
REFERENCES:
- CIA World Factbook
- Disability in the Caribbean: A Study of four countries: A Socio-Demographic Analysis of the Disabled – Karoline Schmid, et al; [UN ECLAC Series – Studies and Perspectives – The Caribbean, Statistics and Social Development Unit, Port of Spain, June 2008]
- Population and Housing Census 2002 – Guyana National Report
- Status and Disability in the Bahamas – presented by Coralee Mackey
- UNESCO – Institute for Statistics.