Conference Paper

WHO Ear and Hearing Disorders Survey: Ecuador National Study 2008-2009

Table 2

Countries where the WHO hearing survey has been applied at a national or local scale.

CountryYearPrevalence of hearing disabilityNational/subnational levelRegions studied

Nigeria20006.2%National3
Brazil20036.8%Subnational1
Oman19972.07%Nationalā€‰
India19976%Subnational2 (rural and semi-urban setting)
Indonesia19985%Subnational1
Myanmar20018%Subnational2
Sri Lanka20019%Subnational1
China2006
2006
2006
2006
5.3%
6.1%
4.9%
4.5%
SubnationalJiangsu
Guizhou
Sichuan
Jilin
Vietnam20015.99% National6 provinces

See [4].