Deafness in India

Find out more about deaf children in India...

  • India has a population of just over 1 billion

  • There are 22 official languages and 200 languages spoken

  • There are 3 million deaf children in India

  • 25,000 children are born deaf every year

  • Only one in ten deaf children go to school in India and 90% of deaf children in school live in urban areas

  • 50% of deaf children in school drop out at age 13
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