{"id":6072,"date":"2022-04-20T12:55:58","date_gmt":"2022-04-20T11:55:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/?page_id=6072"},"modified":"2022-05-05T14:18:44","modified_gmt":"2022-05-05T13:18:44","slug":"deafblindness-statistics-in-the-uk","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/about-us\/research\/deafblindness-statistics-in-the-uk\/","title":{"rendered":"Deafblindness statistics in the UK"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t
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For more information on deafblindness, visit our information and advice centre.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n

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Someone is deafblind if they have both a hearing and sight impairment.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Together this can impact on how the person accesses information, communicates and navigates around the physical environment.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some people are born deafblind (congenital) or it can happen later in life (acquired).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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How many deafblind people are there?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In 2022 it is estimated that there are over 450,000 people in the UK who are deafblind.  This is expected to increase to over 610,000 by 2035. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Age<\/strong><\/td>Male<\/strong><\/td>Female<\/strong><\/td>Total<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
0-19 Years<\/strong><\/td>18,243<\/td>5,136<\/td>23,379<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
20-69 Years<\/strong><\/td>79,366<\/td>46,086<\/td>125,452<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
70+ Years<\/strong><\/td>116,103<\/td>186,277<\/td>302,380<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Total<\/strong><\/td>213,712<\/strong><\/td>237,498<\/strong><\/td>451,211<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>
These data are based on research commissioned by Sense and delivered by the Operational Research Society in 2017.  This research used prevalence estimates from previous research completed by the Centre for Disability Research in 2010 and population estimates from the ONS. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Sense commissioned research shows that:<\/p>\n\n\n\n