Table 2.
VLEG published data age-standardized prevalence of all age blindness and visual impairment.
| Region & VLEG countries | People | Category | 1990 | 2010 | 2015 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South & Central Asia [16, 17] Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal and Pakistan | All ages | Blind% (UI) | 1.7 (1.4–2.1) | 1.1 (0.9–1.3) | 0.95 (0.34–1.75) | 0.90 (0.31–1.67) |
| MSVI% (UI) | 8.9 (6.9–10.9) | 6.4 (5.2–8.2) | 4.62 (2.29–7.36) | 4.46 (2.08–7.19) | ||
| Adults >50 | Blind% (UI) | 6.9 (5.8–8.4) | 4.4 (3.5–5.1) | 3.86 (1.40–7.08) | 3.64 (1.26–6.77) | |
| MSVI% (UI) | 31.6 (24.8–37.6) | 23.6 (14.8–33.4) | 17.0 (8.78–26.56) | 16.45 (8.03–26.06) | ||
| World [14, 15] | All ages | Blind% (UI) | 0.8 (0.7–0.9) | 0.5 (0.4–0.6) | 0.48 (0.17–0.87) | Not available |
| MSVI% (UI) | 4.1 (3.4–4.7) | 2.9 (2.6–3.5) | 2.95 (1.34–4.89) | Not available | ||
| Adults >50 years | Blind% (UI) | 3.0 (2.7–3.4) | 1.9 (1.7–2.2) | Not available | Not available | |
| MSVI% (UI) | 14.3 (12.1–16.2) | 10.4 (9.5 –12.3) | Not available | Not available | ||
| South East Asia [18, 19] Cambodia, Indonesia, People’s Democratic Republic of Lao Malaysia, Maldives, Mauritius, Myanmar, Philippines, Seychelles, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Vietnam | All ages | Blind% (UI) | 1.4 (1.0–1.6) | 0.8 (0.6–0.9) | 0.72 (0.26–1.31) | Not available |
| MSVI% (UI) | 5.8 (4.3–7.6) | 3.9 (3.2–5.6) | 4.88 (1.56–9.19) | Not available | ||
| Adults >50 years | Blind% (UI) | 5.6 (4.1–6.6) | 3.2 (2.5–3.8) | Not available | Not available | |
| MSVI% (UI) | 21.4 (15.9–27.4) | 14.4 (12.0–20.5) | Not available | Not available |
WHO South East Asia countries are underlined.
MSVI moderate to sever visual impairment, UI uncertainty interval, VLEG vision loss expert group.