Disability & Health U.S. Profile Data for Guam (Adults 18+ years of age)

Disability Impacts Guam

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32,309 adults in Guam have a disability. This is equal to 31 percent or 1 in 3 adults in Guam.

Percentage of adults in Guam with select functional disability types

Disability Types

Mobility: Serious difficulty walking or climbing stairs

Cognition: Serious difficulty concentrating, remembering, or making decisions

Independent living: Serious difficulty doing errands alone, such as visiting a doctor's office

Hearing: Deaf or serious difficulty hearing

Vision: Blind or serious difficulty seeing, even when wearing glasses

Self-care: Difficulty dressing or bathing

Adults with disabilities in Guam experience health disparities and are more likely to report...¹

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Note: Data are rounded to the nearest whole figure. For more precise prevalence data, please visit dhds.cdc.gov.

Data Source: 2022 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS).