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. 2024 Mar 9;38(11):2156–2172. doi: 10.1038/s41433-024-02961-1

Table 3.

Number of males and females with Cataract MSVI, and the age-standardized prevalence (% [95% uncertainty intervals (UIs)]) of Cataract MSVI (all ages and people aged ≥50 years) in 2020.

Total population Total number of Cataract MSVI and aged-standardized Cataract MSVI in 2020 (all ages) Total number of Cataract MSVI and aged-standardized Cataract MSVI in people aged 50+ years in 2020
World Region 2020, total population (‘000 s) Number of males(‘000 s) with Cataract MSVI in 2020 Number of females (‘000 s) with Cataract MSVI in 2020 Age standardized prevalence of MSVI in males in 2020 Age standardized prevalence of MSVI in females in 2020 Number of males(‘000 s) (50+ years) with Cataract MSVI in 2020 Number of females(‘000 s) (50+ years) with Cataract MSVI in 2020 Age standardized prevalence of MSVI in males in 2020 Age standardized prevalence of MSVI in females in 2020
Global 7,890,000 34,585 (29,694–39,953) 48,889 (42,051–56,064) 0.92 (0.79–1.05) 1.08 (0.93–1.24) 32,410 (27,550–37,744) 46,375 (39,663–53,662) 3.96 (3.38–4.59) 4.67 (3.99–5.40)
Southeast Asia, East Asia, and Oceania 2,192,710 11,351(9749–13,032) 16,887 (14,577–19,432) 0.94 (0.81–1.07) 1.20 (1.04–1.37) 10,676 (9,096–12,387) 16,164 (13,880–18,651) 4.06 (3.47–4.67) 5.24 (4.51–6.00)
Central Europe, Eastern Europe, and Central Asia 417,291 978 (805–1157) 2194 (1806–2599) 0.42 (0.35–0.49) 0.53 (0.44–0.63) 922(750–1101) 2123 (1740–2524) 1.80 (1.48–2.13) 2.31 (1.90–2.74)
High-income 1,087,856 2985(2525–3485) 5228 (4431–6107) 0.31 (0.26–0.36) 0.38 (0.32–0.43) 2811 (2349–3306) 5071 (4278–5945) 1.27 (1.06–1.48) 1.59 (1.34–1.87)
Latin America and Caribbean 601,551 2057 (1739–2390) 2600 (2202–3008) 0.78 (0.66–0.91) 0.79 (0.67–0.92) 1915 (1599–2242) 2434 (2045–2847) 3.38 (2.83–3.95) 3.40 (2.86–3.99)
North Africa and Middle East 631,727 2405 (2034–2811) 2993 (2539–3482) 1.22 (1.03–1.43) 1.43 (1.22–1.67) 2229(1868–2644) 2795 (2354–3288) 5.35 (4.52–6.30) 6.27 (5.29–7.32)
South Asia 1,841,435 12,732 (10,878–14,943) 16,011 (13,766–18,590) 1.98 (1.71–2.30) 2.32 (2.00–2.67) 12,017 (10,208–14,116) 15,187 (12,989–17,698) 8.71 (7.46–10.12) 10.19 (8.74–11.74)
Sub-Saharan Africa 1,1148,06 2073 (1780–2398) 2973 (2565–3392) 1.10 (0.95–1.27) 1.29 (1.11–1.47) 1837 (1562–2147) 2599 (2219–3020) 4.76 (4.08–5.52) 5.47 (4.69–6.29)