Table 1.
Distribution of ophthalmologists and cataract surgery by Governorates (2012).
| Governorate | Population | Ophthalmologist/100,000 population | Total cataract surgery | Cataract surgical rate (CSR) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sana’a City | 2,648,062 | 4.50 | 20,024 | 7562 |
| Sana’a | 1,081,907 | 0.92 | 48 | 44 |
| Aden | 794,363 | 5.67 | 5376 | 6768 |
| Taiz | 2,929,557 | 0.96 | 6690 | 2284 |
| Hadramout | 1,313,225 | 1.60 | 5331 | 4060 |
| Hodeidah | 2,795,897 | 0.47 | 13,200 | 4721 |
| Ibb | 2,604,358 | 0.35 | 1706 | 655 |
| Dhamar | 1,711,037 | 0.29 | 1236 | 722 |
| Al-Beidah | 685,306 | 0.15 | 170 | 248 |
| Mahweet | 622,306 | 0.16 | 0 | 0 |
| Dhala | 621,287 | 0.64 | 1123 | 1808 |
| Lahj | 899,187 | 0.33 | 152 | 169 |
| Hajja | 1,883,241 | 0.11 | 165 | 88 |
| Sada | 922,759 | 0.11 | 608 | 659 |
| Shabwa | 567,049 | 0.35 | 43 | 76 |
| Amran | 1,180,759 | 0.17 | 242 | 205 |
| Abyan | 533,165 | 0.38 | 0 | 0 |
| Mareb | 302,613 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jawf | 576,546 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mahara | 127,380 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Raymah | 502,027 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Soqatra | 80,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eyecamps | – | – | 6463 | – |
| Total | 25,382,032 | 1.06 | 62,577 | 2473 |