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Table 9
Prevalence of disabilities in adults 15 years of age or older by type of disability, Canada, 2006

Type of disability Adults 15 years of age or older
number %

Source: Statistics Canada, Participation and Activity Limitation Survey, 2006.

Hearing 1,266,120 5.0
Seeing 816,250 3.2
Speech 479,740 1.9
Mobility 2,923,000 11.5
Agility 2,819,580 11.1
Pain 2,965,650 11.7
Learning 631,030 2.5
Memory 495,990 2.0
Developmental 136,570 0.5
Psychological 589,470 2.3
Other 119,390 0.5