According to the World HealthOrganization, in 2018, about 29 million of the 195 millionpeople who comprise Nigeria’s national population wereliving with a disability. Data from the 2018 NigeriaDemographic and Health Survey reveal that an estimated 7percent of household members above the age of five (as wellas 9 percent of those 60 or older) have some level ofdifficulty in at least one functional domain, seeing,hearing, communication, cognition, walking, or self-care;and 1 percent either have a lot of difficulty or cannotfunction at all in at least one domain. These estimatedrates, while significant, are probably even higher becausecurrently available data likely underestimate theprevalence. This rapid social assessment was undertaken todocument the current socioeconomic status of persons withdisabilities in Nigeria. Findings indicate that persons withdisabilities lack access to basic services and thatattitudinal barriers represent a major impediment to theirsocioeconomic inclusion. Inclusive policies are eithernonexistent, weak, or inadequately implemented. There is anurgent need to improve the current socioeconomic situationof persons with disabilities in Nigeria.
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