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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Sep 7.
Published in final edited form as: Pediatrics. 2020 Jun 17;146(1):e20192623. doi: 10.1542/peds.2019-2623

Table 4. Global and Regional Age-Specific Prevalence of and YLD for Vision Loss in 2017.

  No. (95% UI)
1–4 y 5–9 y 10–14 y 15 –19 y <20 y
High-income North America
  Prevalence 152 623 (118137–187434) 290 067 (216 569–380 633) 325 847 (245 317–433 303) 332 019 (260 911–415 580) 1 114 609 (893 445–1 366 118)
    Cases per 100 000 888 (687–1090) 1290 (963–1693) 1385 (1042–1841) 1409 (1107–1764) 1224 (981–1501)
  YLD 6825 (4491–9800) 12 497 (7946–18 913) 13 922 (9109–20 643) 14080 (9443–20 526) 48069 (31 567–70 783)
    Rate per 100 000 40 (26–57) 56 (35–84) 59 (39–88) 60 (40–87) 53 (35–78)
Western Europe
  Prevalence 276 367 (198 687–374997) 517 470 (353 529–726 275) 525 529 (358 367–760 147) 518 419 (371 643–710 943) 1 863 897 (1 406 494–2 458 616)
    Cases per 100 000 1556 (11 19–211 1) 2200 (1503–3088) 2261 (1542–3271) 2211 (1585–3031) 2020 (1524–2664)
  YLD 12 670 (8363–18 679) 22 999 (14 561–35 761) 23 903 (15 661 –36 263) 24 246 (16 137–35 060) 85 277 (56 719–126 152)
    Rate per 100 000 71 (47–105) 98 (62–152) 103 (67–156) 103 (69–149) 92 (61–137)
Central Europe, Eastern Europe, and Central Asia
  Prevalence 564 728 (440 263–703 012) 941 642 (717 458–1 223 861) 868 204 (677 153–1 113574) 846 765 (688 153–1 039 601) 3 283 489 (2 696 872–3 979 988)
    Cases per 100 000 2490 (1941–3100) 3424 (2609–4450) 3605 (2812–4624) 3709 (3014–4553) 3206 (2633–3886)
  YLD 23 331 (15 339–33908) 37 060 (23 671–57 112) 33 650 (22 175–50 785) 32 090 (21 729–46 690) 129096 (86 179–190 154)
    Rate per 100 000 103 (68–150) 135 (86–208) 140 (92–211) 141 (95–204) 126 (84–186)
Latin America and the Caribbean
  Prevalence 740 115 (608 175–891 456) 1 382 342 (1 139 624–1 686 144) 1 722 148 (1 458 855–2 078 414) 2 134 390 (1 864 828–2 454466) 6 060 394 (5 274074–6 953 437)
    Cases per 100 000 1820 (1495–2192) 2795 (2305–3410) 3495 (2961–4218) 4273 (3733–4914) 3037 (2643–3484)
  YLD 35 105 (24 358–49 102) 56 438 (38 220–82 876) 63 224 (43 422–93 124) 71 838 (49 073–102 168) 231 800 (161 066–330 075)
    Rate per 100 000 86 (60–121) 114 (77–168) 128 (88–189) 144 (98–205) 116 (81 –165)
Southeast Asia, East Asia, and Oceania
  Prevalence 2 249 931 (1 808000–2 713 770) 3 932 438 (3 111 842–4917097) 4413 990 (3 605469–5 471 494) 4 703 742 (4018 023–5 517 485) 15 585 040 (13 235 355–18 269 625)
    Cases per 100 000 2024 (1627–2442) 2914 (2306–3644) 3236 (2644–4012) 3379 (2887–3964) 2823 (2397–3309)
  YLD 109 196 (76 200–153 579) 166 445 (111 487–245 186) 176 644 (121 421–254986) 181 132 (126 902–254 871) 653 115 (455 897–924467)
Rate per 100 000 98 (69–138) 123 (83–182) 130 (89–187) 130 (91–183) 118 (83–167)
South Asia
  Prevalence 3 774616 (3 077 028–4508 330) 6 439 687 (5 251 987–7 862 31 1) 7 183 140 (6 119 227–8 571 685) 8 143 890 (7 174906–9 255 169) 26 038 313 (22 730 901–29 883 169)
    Cases per 100 000 2675 (2181–3195) 3595 (2932–4389) 4039 (3441–4820) 4577 (4032–5201) 3671 (3205–4213)
  YLD 165 553 (113090–235 319) 245 087 (163 525–364047) 249 088 (168 740–368 544) 261 408 (181 428–376 079) 948 988 (648 070–1 367 226)
    Rate per 100 000 117 (80–167) 137 (91–203) 140 (95–207) 147 (102–211) 134 (91–193)
Sub-Saharan Africa
  Prevalence 2 648 821 (2 192 343–3 177 168) 4 543 637 (3 814 398–5 446 542) 4907 105 (4 263 876–5 738 216) 4973 223 (4439 848–5 562 714) 17 405 890 (15 387972–19 716012)
    Cases per 100 000 2055 (1700–2464) 3081 (2587–3693) 3761 (3268–4398) 4496 (4014–5029) 3154 (2788–3572)
  YLD 129 586 (91 767–177 285) 178 202 (122 692–257 198) 172 247 (1 19 122–245 839) 161 966 (113 190–226 755) 667 326 (471 998–937 436)
    Rate per 100000 101 (71–138) 121 (83–174) 132 (91 –188) 146 (102–205) 121 (86–170)
North Africa and the Middle East
  Prevalence 1 270 261 (1 006 150–1 584 554) 2 128 785 (1 665 430–2 721 426) 2 186 398 (1 774129–2 745 766) 2 218 003 (1 877 690–2 634071) 7 960 528 (6 721 789–9 429 083)
    Cases per 100 000 2462 (1950–3071) 3446 (2696–4405) 3864 (3136–4853) 4224 (3576–5017) 3384 (2858–4009)
  YLD 56 999 (38 277–81 141) 82 725 (53 508–125 192) 79 230 (53 191–119 232) 76 351 (52 324–1 10 075) 304 847 (206 858–442 931)
    Rate per 100 000 110 (74–157) 134 (87–203) 140 (94–211) 145 (100–210) 130 (88–188)
Global
  Prevalence 11 902 507 (9 685 418–14 340 209) 20584553 (16 619 635–25 501 975) 22 554407 (18 878 363–27 433 881) 24339696 (21 124978–28 083 187) 80 857 974 (69 402 207–94059 458)
    Cases per 100 000 2193 (1785–2642) 3113 (2514–3857) 3545 (2967–4312) 3948 (3427–4556) 3116 (2675–3625)
  YLD 549 006 (378 690–770 472) 818 335 (546 869–1 207 657) 829363 (566 152–1 214034) 842 676 (582 361–1 198 086) 3 133 280 (2 171 484–4467 090)
    Rate per 100 000 101 (70–142) 124 (83–183) 130 (89–191) 137 (94–194) 121 (84–172)