How many?
How many people with congenital deafblindness are there in Denmark?
We have the supposition that there are 200 – 250 persons with congenital deafblindness in Denmark. Our total population in Denmark is 5.566.856 (2011).
In 2004 The Danish Resource Centre on Congenital Deafblindness did a survey and with the numbers from the national Consultancy Unit at the Centre of Deafblindness and Hearing Loss (CDH), the numbers in 2010 were:
| Age range: | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-6 y | 16 individuals | ||
| 7-18 y | 46 individuals | ||
| 19-23 y | 12 individuals | ||
| 24-64 y | 97 individuals | ||
| 65 y + | 3 individuals | ||
| Totally | 183 individuals |
| Vision and hearing: | ||
|---|---|---|
| Deafblind persons with no hearing or vision | 18.3% | |
| Deafblind persons who are blind and have a functional hearing | 20.0% | |
| Deafblind persons who are deaf and have a functional vision | 27.8% | |
| Deafblind persons with functional vision and hearing | 33.9% |
If you want to read more about the Danish survey from 2004 - link to survey