Table 2 Number of males and females with glaucoma blindness (presenting visual acuity <3/60 attributed to glaucoma), and age-standardized prevalence (% [95% UI]) for all ages and for people aged ≥50 years in 2020.
Total number with glaucoma blindness and age-standardized glaucoma blindness in 2020 (all ages) | Total number with glaucoma blindness and age-standardized glaucoma blindness in people aged 50+ years in 2020 | ||||||||
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Global/GBD Super-region | Total population in 2020 ('000s) | Number of males (000 s) | Number of females (000s) | Age-standardized prevalence (%) in males | Age-standardized prevalence (%) in females | Number of males (000 s) | Number of females (000 s) | Age-standardized prevalence (%) in males | Age-standardized prevalence (%) in females |
Global | 7,890,000 | 1892 (1491, 2315) | 1717 (1324, 2110) | 0.05 (0.04–0.07) | 0.04 (0.03-0.05) | 1887 (1487, 2310) | 1713 (1322, 2107) | 0.24 (0.19–0.30) | 0.17 (0.13–0.21) |
Southeast Asia, East Asia, and Oceania | 2,192,710 | 387 (296, 491) | 370 (281, 470) | 0.03 (0.03–0.04) | 0.03 (0.02-0.03) | 385 (294, 489) | 369 (280, 469) | 0.15 (0.11–0.19) | 0.12 (0.09–0.15) |
Central Europe, Eastern Europe, and Central Asia | 417,291 | 79 (62, 96) | 100 (77, 123) | 0.03 (0.03–0.04) | 0.02 (0.02-0.03) | 78 (61, 96) | 100 (77, 123) | 0.16 (0.13–0.19) | 0.11 (0.08–0.13) |
High-income | 1,087,856 | 376 (301, 456) | 410 (318, 511) | 0.04 (0.03–0.04) | 0.03 (0.02-0.03) | 376 (301, 456) | 409 (317, 510) | 0.17 (0.13–0.20) | 0.12 (0.10–0.15) |
Latin America and Caribbean | 601,551 | 172 (132, 211) | 163 (124, 201) | 0.07 (0.05–0.08) | 0.05 (0.04-0.06) | 171 (132, 211) | 163 (123, 201) | 0.31 (0.24–0.38) | 0.23 (0.17–0.28) |
North Africa and Middle East | 631,727 | 267 (205, 333) | 196 (148, 248) | 0.15 (0.12–0.19) | 0.10 (0.08-0.13) | 266 (205, 332) | 196 (148, 248) | 0.69 (0.53–0.85) | 0.46 (0.35–0.58) |
South Asia | 1,841,435 | 339 (260, 427) | 240 (181, 303) | 0.06 (0.05–0.08) | 0.04 (0.03-0.05) | 338 (259, 425) | 239 (181, 302) | 0.28 (0.21–0.35) | 0.18 (0.13–0.22) |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 1,114,806 | 273 (215, 335) | 238 (185, 295) | 0.17 (0.14–0.21) | 0.12 (0.10-0.15) | 272 (215, 335) | 238 (185, 294) | 0.79 (0.62–0.96) | 0.56 (0.44–0.69) |
