The Deaf population of the given countries are taken from the various sources. The Facts and statistics are as recent as the resources used and were taken from the following:
1. The World Almanac and Book of Facts 1995, Funk and Wagnall's Corporation, One International Boulevard, Suite 444, Mahwah, New Jersey 07495-0017
2. Operation World, Zondervan Publishing House, 5300 Patterson Ave. S.E., Grand Rapids, MI 49530. 1993
For calculating the number of Deaf in an area an average of 6.603% is the figure used by NAD to calculate the number of Deaf for the U.S. and is fairly accurate. World Christian Encyclopedia uses 10% for their estimates. The difference between the NAD and World Christian percentages used may be because of the health standards around the world which is a contributing factor to deafness. In the U.S., California, and Pennsylvania have some of the largest concentrations of Deaf population.
North America
Country Money Earned Deaf Highest %
Per Person and HH Religion
Canada $19,020 1,704,551 Catholic
Mexico $1,990 5,590,207 Catholic
United States $21,100 15,807,089 Protestant
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South America
Country Money Earned Deaf Highest %
Per Person and HH Religion
Argentina $2,128 2,056,145 Catholic
Bolivia $600 46,800 Catholic
Brazil $2,550 9,624,345 Catholic
Chile $2,900 845,849 Catholic
Colombia $1,190 2,157,094 Catholic
Ecuador $1,040 64,692 Catholic
Guyana $310 44,199 Christian
Paraguay $1,030 316,124 Catholic
Peru $1,090 1,433,960 Catholic
Suriname $3,020 25,646 Christian
Uruguay $2,620 193,955 Catholic
Venezuela $2,450 1,246,674 Catholic
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Central America
Country Money Earned Deaf Highest %
Per Person and HH Religion
Belize $ 1,600 12,671 Catholic
Costa Rica $1,760 202,625 Catholic
El Salvador $1,040 348,804 Catholic
Guatemala $290 650,014 Catholic
Honduras $900 322,248 Catholic
Nicaragua $840 248,401 Catholic
Panama $1,780 159,456 Catholic
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Caribbean Region
Country Money Earned Deaf Highest %
Per Person and HH Religion
Antigua and Barbuda $3,880 3,940 Church of
England
Bahamas $10,800 16,551 Baptist
Barbados $5,990 15,521 Protestant
Cuba $2,690 670,810 Catholic
Dominica $1,670 5,335 Catholic
Dominican Republic $680 474,490 Catholic
Grenada $1,900 5,699 Catholic
Haiti $400 393,549 Catholic
Jamaica $1,080 154,909 Protestant
St. Lucia $1,540 8,791 Catholic
St. Vincent $1,200 6,972 Anglican
& Grenadines
Trinidad & Tobago $3,160 80,516 Catholic
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Europe
Country Money Earned Deaf Highest %
Per Person and HH Religion
Albania $250 204,565 Islam
Andorra $9,000 3,880 Catholic
Austria $17,360 482,311 Catholic
Belgium $14,880 610,119 Catholic
Bulgaria $5,300 533,544 Bulgarian Orthodox
Cyprus $7,812 44,259 Greek Orthodox
Czechoslovakia $7,200 631,037 Atheist
Denmark $20,415 314,548 Lutheran
Finland $22,060 307,333 Lutheran
France $17,830 3,506,839 Catholic
Germany, West $18,170 4,850,400 Protestant
Greece $5,340 634,565 Orthodox
Hungary $6,100 625,640 Catholic
Iceland $20,160 16,006 Lutheran
Ireland $12,250 214,569 Catholic
Italy $15,150 3,524,906 Catholic
Liechtenstein $21,000 1,818 Catholic
Luxembourg $24,860 24,373 Catholic
Malta $3,470 20,799 Catholic
Monaco $11,350 1,879 Catholic
Netherlands $16,010 931,761 Catholic
Norway $13,820 261,618 Lutheran
Poland $4,560 2,342,493 Catholic
Portugal $4,260 638,070 Catholic
Romania $1,640 1,405,464 Romanian Orthodox
San Marino $8,590 1,455 Catholic
Spain $9,150 2,382,940 Catholic
Sweden $21,710 532,210 Lutheran
Switzerland $35,160 426,835 Catholic
U.S.S.R. $4,550 907,079 Russian
Orthodox
United Kingdom $14570 3,524,725 Church of England
Yugoslavia $2,620 652,378 Orthodox
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Middle East
Country Money Earned Deaf Highest %
Per Person and HH Religion
Bahrain $10,360 35,529 Islam
Iran $1,800 3,978,055 Islam
Iraq $2,300 1,205,930 Islam
Israel $9,750 306,242 Jewish
Jordan $1,300 240,155 Islam
Kuwait $15,437 110,285 Islam
Lebanon $800 219,480 Islam
Oman $5,220 103,131 Islam
Qatar $9,920 31,103 Islam
Saudi Arabia $6,230 1,103,284 Islam
Syria $1,020 902,598 Islam
Turkey $1,360 376,839 Islam
United Arab $18,430 169,218 Islam
Emirates
Yemen $640 673,296 Islam
Yemen Arab Republic $640 379,276 Islam
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Far East
Country Money Earned Deaf Highest %
Per Person and HH Religion
China (Mainland) $360 72,175,831 Atheist
China (Taiwan) $7,510 1,303,969 Buddhist
Japan $23,730 7,585,237 Buddhist
Korea (North) $919 1,398,552 Buddhist
Korea (South) $5,569 2,733,382 Christian
Mongolia $150 147,330 Buddhist
Philippines $709 4,232,519 Catholic
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Southeast Asia
Country Money Earned Deaf Highest %
Per Person and HH Religion
Cambodia n/a 622,366 Buddhist
Bangladesh $180 7,591,511 Islam
Bhutan $300 105,435 Buddhist
Burma $180 2,684,514 Catholic
India $350 90,773,718 Hindu
Maldives $420 15,278 Islam
Nepal $170 1,275,776 Hindu
Pakistan $370 7,398,229 Islam
Sri Lanka $470 1,093,340 Buddhist
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Oceania
Country Money Earned Deaf Highest %
Per Person and HH Religion
Australia $14,400 1,096,008 Catholic
Fiji $1,540 46,321 Christian
Kiribati $700 4,729 Protestant
Nauru $20,000 606 Christian
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Africa (some of)
Country Money Earned Deaf Highest %
Per Person and HH Religion
Mozambique $80 1,051,687 Animist
Niger $290 523,540 Islam
Nigeria $319 5,947,257 Christian
Rwanda $310 507,715 Christian
Sao Tome and Principe $360 8,306 Christian
Senegal $650 529,360 Islam
Seychelles $4,170 4,365 Catholic
Sierra Leone $200 280,716 Animist
Somalia n/a 404,220 Islam
South Africa $2,460 3,663,536 Christian
Sudan $420 1,783,734 Islam
Swaziland $900 56,749 Christian
Tanzania $120 1,696,791 Christian
Togo $370 257,980 Animist
Transkei n/a 158,472 Christian
Tunisia $1,290 529,118 Islam
Uganda $250 120,345 Christian
Upper Volta $190 473,435 Animist
Zaire $260 2,587,930 Christian
Zambia $1,390 557,068 Christian
Zimbabwe $640 665,414 Christian
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