Table 1. Prevalence of VI from URE by age group (years) and WHO region.
| WHO region and subregiona | 5–15 VI (%)b | 16–39 VI (%)b | 40–49 VI (%)b | ≥ 50 VI (%)b | ≥ 50 blind (%)b | Total population (millions) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| African | ||||||||
| D | 0.24 | 0.24 | 1.13 | 5.94 | 1.64 | 396.1 | ||
| E | 407.6 | |||||||
| Americas | ||||||||
| A | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.60 | 3.60 | NRB | 334.5 | ||
| B | 0.55 | 0.55 | 1.20 | 4.76 | 0.30 | 489.3 | ||
| D | 0.70 | 0.70 | 1.81 | 4.86 | 0.75 | 78.7 | ||
| Eastern Mediterranean | ||||||||
| B | 0.55 | 0.55 | 1.20 | 4.76 | 0.95 (rural) | 151.2 | ||
| 0.40 (urban) | ||||||||
| D | 0.95 (rural) | 167.8 | ||||||
| 0.40 (urban) | ||||||||
| European | ||||||||
| A | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.60 | 3.60 | NRB | 422.8 | ||
| B | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.60 | 2.80 | NRB | 227.1 | ||
| C | NRB | 234.1 | ||||||
| South-East Asia | ||||||||
| B | 0.79 | 0.74 | 1.70 | 4.67 | 0.26 | 442.6 | ||
| D (excluding India) | 0.63 | 0.73 | 2.39 | 19.45 | 1.74 | 378.7 | ||
| India | 0.63 | 0.63 | 3.39 | 18.70 | 1.90 | 1 129.9 | ||
| Western Pacific | ||||||||
| A | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 1.99 | NRB | 182.3 | ||
| B (excluding China) | 0.79 | 0.74 | 1.70 | 4.67 | 0.20 | 237.2 | ||
| China | 2.66 | 2.66 | 3.95 | 9.61 | 0.33 (rural) | 1 321.9 | ||
| 0.20 (urban) | ||||||||
| Global | 6 601.8 | |||||||