The Data and Statistical Publications Portal, CEPALSTAT, now features a new section dedicated to disability, which brings together comparable indicators for the region based on household surveys. This addition aligns with ECLAC's institutional commitments to strengthen statistical visibility and support the full inclusion of people with disabilities in Latin America and the Caribbean.

We are pleased to announce that, for the first time, CEPALSTAT has integrated a section dedicated exclusively to disability, in an effort to promote the statistical visibility of people with disabilities in the region. This initiative responds to ECLAC's commitment within the framework of the United Nations Disability Inclusion Strategy (UNDIS) and ECLAC Disability Inclusion Strategy (ECLACDIS) 2021-2025, which seeks the full and effective integration of this group in all areas of development.

The new section, available under multi-domain themes in CEPALSTAT, brings together an initial set of comparable indicators for the region, constructed from multipurpose household surveys. The available indicators are as follows:

• Population with disabilities, by sex, age group, and area.
• Population in households with at least one person with a disability, by sex and income quintiles.
• School attendance by official age for each educational level, sex, and disability.
• Population aged 20 to 24 with completed secondary education, by sex and disability.
• Labor force participation rate (ages 15 and over), by sex and disability.
• Older adults with insufficient pensions, by sex and disability.

Most of these indicators are based on the Washington Group Shortlist methodology. When countries use other approaches, the best available sources are used to estimate the disparities affecting people with disabilities.

The series covers the period 2012–2024, with data available for up to nine countries, representing a significant starting point. In the coming years, we expect to expand coverage to provide more robust, timely, and comparable information.

This progress is a key step toward strengthening measurement and supporting the inclusion of people with disabilities, and reaffirms ECLAC’s commitment to “leave no one behind.”