Table 3.

Age-standardised prevalence of blindness and MSVI and VI by sex and region comparing adults 50 years and older with all ages, for 2015 in high-income countries and in Eastern and Central Europe; 80% uncertainty intervals are given in brackets

Age (years)	50+						All ages
Sex	Men			Women			Men			Women
Region	Blind	MSVI	Mild VI	Blind	MSVI	Mild VI	Blind	MSVI	Mild VI	Blind	MSVI	Mild VI
Asia Pacific, high income	0.42 (0.22–0.66)	4.09 (2.08–6.52)	4.15 (1.47–7.51)	0.48 (0.25–0.76)	4.88 (2.48–7.74)	4.83 (1.75–8.64)	0.10 (0.05–0.16)	1.06 (0.53–1.70)	1.09 (0.37–1.99)	0.12 (0.06–0.18)	1.26 (0.63–2.01)	1.26 (0.44–2.28)
Australasia	0.49 (0.20–0.87)	4.79 (2.08–8.28)	4.75 (1.52–9.00)	0.54 (0.22–0.97)	5.42 (2.38–9.27)	5.28 (1.71–9.88)	0.12 (0.05–0.21)	1.25 (0.54–2.17)	1.26 (0.39–2.41)	0.13 (0.05–0.24)	1.41 (0.61–2.43)	1.40 (0.44–2.66)
Europe, Central	0.93 (0.25–1.85)	5.06 (1.59–9.46)	4.77 (1.20–9.58)	0.98 (0.26–2.04)	5.29 (1.58–10.02)	4.94 (1.22–9.92)	0.23 (0.06–0.45)	1.33 (0.41–2.49)	1.29 (0.31–2.59)	0.24 (0.06–0.49)	1.38 (0.40–2.61)	1.32 (0.31–2.66)
Europe, Eastern	0.96 (0.31–1.81)	7.01 (2.73–12.27)	6.44 (1.97–12.25)	0.98 (0.30–1.87)	7.17 (2.72–13.00)	6.53 (2.00–12.36)	0.23 (0.07–0.44)	1.84 (0.70–3.25)	1.75 (0.51–3.38)	0.24 (0.07–0.45)	1.88 (0.69–3.43)	1.76 (0.51–3.39)
Europe, Western	0.42 (0.22–0.67)	3.78 (1.86–6.21)	3.86 (1.31–7.36)	0.48 (0.25–0.76)	4.37 (2.15–7.14)	4.39 (1.52–8.30)	0.10 (0.05–0.16)	0.98 (0.48–1.62)	1.01 (0.33–1.95)	0.12 (0.06–0.18)	1.13 (0.55–1.86)	1.15 (0.39–2.20)
North America, high income	0.56 (0.24–0.98)	4.40 (1.87–7.38)	4.37 (1.43–8.42)	0.63 (0.27–1.09)	5.00 (2.17–8.39)	4.90 (1.63–9.34)	0.14 (0.06–0.24)	1.16 (0.48–1.95)	1.17 (0.37–2.27)	0.15 (0.06–0.27)	1.31 (0.56–2.21)	1.31 (0.42–2.53)
World	1.82 (0.67–3.28)	10.12 (4.85–16.45)	8.33 (3.10–15.02)	1.91 (0.68–3.49)	10.79 (5.00–17.74)	8.77 (3.23–15.84)	0.46 (0.17–0.84)	2.79 (1.29–4.61)	2.46 (0.84–4.55)	0.49 (0.17–0.90)	2.99 (1.33–4.99)	2.60 (0.88–4.85)

MSVI, moderate and severe vision impairment; VI, vision impairment.