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Revised Country Report: Kingdom of Eswatini (Swaziland)

    Available on http://www.rodra.co.za/index.php/eswatini-country-reports/31-countries/eswatini/80-revised-country-report-eswatini-swaziland  1. Population indicators 1.1 What is the total population of Eswatini? According to the 2017 Population and Housing Census Preliminary report, there are 531 111 males and 562 127 females which put the total number of the population in Eswatini at 1 093 238. [2] 1.2 Describe the methodology used to obtain the statistical data on the prevalence of disability in Eswatini. What criteria are used to determine who falls within the class of persons with disabilities in Eswatini? Qualitative data was sought from the 1986, 1997, 2007 and 2017 National Census, through the Central Statistics Office (CSO). [3]  The 2007 Census categorises the types of disability in the following terms: seeing, hearing, speaking, walking or climbing, remembering or concentrating, and other. [4]    1.3 What is the total number and percentage of persons with disabilities in Es