DS-E Downloads

The Disability Statistics – Estimates Database (DS-E Database) is in the downloadable files below:

File name Description of content Note
S1 Default Estimates Means This file includes estimated means for default datasets at national and subnational levels. Default datasets are listed at this link. For countries with more than one dataset, default estimates include those from datasets that are considered more appropriate for the estimation at hand.
S2 Default Estimates SE This file includes estimated standard errors for default datasets at national and subnational levels. Default datasets are listed at this link. For countries with more than one dataset, default estimates include those from datasets that are considered more appropriate for the estimation at hand.
S3 All Estimates Means This file includes estimated means for all datasets at national and national levels.
S4 All Estimates SE This file includes estimated standard errors for all datasets at national and subnational levels.
S5 Adjusted Prevalence estimates Means This file includes estimated means for prevalence estimates adjusted for sex and age at the national level for all datasets.
S6 Adjusted Prevalence estimates SE This file includes estimated standard errors for prevalence estimates adjusted for sex and age at the national level for all datasets.

More information about the methodology and key results are available in the following:

Carpenter, B., Kamalakannan, S., Patchaiappan, K., Theiss, K., Yap, J., Hanass-Hancock, J., Murthy, GVS, Pinilla-Roncancio, M.,  Rivas Velarde, M., Teodoro, D.,  and Mitra, S. (2024). The Disability Statistics – Estimates Database (DS-E Database). An innovative database of internationally comparable statistics on disability inequalities. International Journal of Population Data Science.


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