Viet Nam
Country Profile: Viet Nam
Statistics
| Human development index (for 2005) | |
| Human development index rank | 105 (UNDP 2007) |
| GDP per capital (PPP) | $3 071 (UNDP 2007) |
| Life Expectancy at birth (years) | 73.7 (UNDP 2007) |
| Combined gross enrolment ratio for primary, secondary and tertiary education | 63.9 per cent (UNDP 2007) |
| Demography | |
| Total population mid-2007 | 85 590 000 (United Nations 2006) |
| Population of persons with disabilities | 5 333 000* |
| Proportion of persons with disabilities to total population | 6.4 per cent of total population (ESCAP 2006, Q 18) |
| definition of disability | Not available (ESCAP 2006, Q 19) |
| definition of persons with disabilities | “Disabled persons by definition of this ordinance, irrespective of the causes of the disability, are defective of one or many parts of the body or functions which are shown in different forms of disability, and which reduce the capability of activity and causes many difficulties to work, life and studies.”(Viet Nam 1998, chap. I, art. 1; ESCAP 2006, Q 19) |
| Employment rate of persons with disabilities | Over 15 per cent of persons with disabilities of working age have suitable jobs with a stable income (ESCAP 2006, Q 19)**; in total, 58 per cent of people with disabilities are working (Viet Nam 2006c) |
| Access to education | 41 per cent of persons with disabilities 6 years old or over are illiterate; 19.5 per cent of persons with disabilities have completed secondary school (Viet Nam 2006c) |
| Institutional framework | |
| National coordination mechanism or disability focal point | National Coordinating Committee on Disability of Vietnam (NCCD) established under the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs on 22 January 2001 (ESCAP 2006, Qs 1(i), (ii)) |
| Number of members and composition of the mechanism | A total of 28 members from 17 relevant ministries and agencies, 2 organizations for and 3 organizations of persons with disabilities (ESCAP 2006, Q 1(ii)) |
| Legislative and policy framework | |
| Mention on disability in constitution | “The State and society shall create the necessary conditions for handicapped children and other children in particularly difficult circumstances to enjoy appropriate general and vocational education.”(Viet Nam 1992, chap. V, art. 59(6)); “… disabled people … without support shall receive State assistance”(Viet Nam 1992, chap. V, art. 67(3)) |
| comprehensive disability law | Ordinance on Disabled Persons (Viet Nam 1998)*** |
| Disabilitiy-specific anti discrimination law | No (ESCAP 2006, Q 10) |
| Sectoral disbility laws | Cover: education; employment; rehabilitation; health; information and technology; building code; transportation and poverty alleviation (ESCAP 2006, Q 8(i)) |
| National plan of action on disability | National Action Plan to Support People with Disabilities, 2006-2010 (ESCAP 2006, Q 2(ii) |
| National efforts to promote an Inclusive Society | |
| Employment quota scheme | 2 per cent for enterprises in the areas of electricity generation, metallurgy, chemicals, geology, cartography, petroleum and gas, mining, mineral exploitation, capital construction and transport 3 per cent for other enterprises (ESCAP 2004c, Q 30-a) |
| National accessibility standard | Viet Nam Construction Standard Tcxdvn 265:2002: Route and sidewalk—basic rules ofaccessible design and construction for people with disabilities (Viet Nam 2002) Regulations on public bus station (Viet Nam 2005a) Regulations on public bus based on fixed route and based on contracts regarding to needs of transport of people with disabilities(Viet Nam 2005b) Road motor vehicles, city buses and technical requirements in which regulated therequirements for accessible public buses (Viet Nam 2006d) Circular No 3/2006/CT-BGTVT on promoting the implementation the policies to support the people with disabilities on transport branch (Viet Nam 2006a) |
| Standardized sign language | No (ESCAP 2006, Q 19.1) |
| ICT accessibility guideline |
Law on Information Technology (Viet Nam 2006b, art. 74) |
| Financial commitment | |
| Proportion of disability (social) spending to GDP or entire national budget | Not available |
| Annual budget allocated to the national coordination mechanism | $37 267 (ESCAP 2006, Q 1(ii)) |
| Commitment to regional and international instruments on disability | |
| Signatory to the Proclamation of the Decade | 1993 (ESCAP 2004b) |
| Ratification of ILO Convention159 | No (ILO 2009) |
| Ratification or signatiory of the conventions on the Rights of Person with Disabilities, and its Optional Protocol | Signed the Convention on 22 October 2007 (United Nations 2009) |
| * Estimated by the ESCAP secretariat according to the available data. | |
| ** Response referred to data from the Vietnam Association of Business and Enterprises of Disabled Persons (VABED). | |
| ***The National Disabilities Act, which revises the Ordinance, is to be approved in 2009 (Viet Nam 2009). | |
Source: http://www.unescap.org/ESID/psis/disability/publications/glance/Disability_at_a_Glance2009.pdf
