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GBD Super Region Map & Estimates of Vision Loss
Age-std prevalence of all vision loss by GBD Super Region 2020
(all ages, males & females)
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- Andean Latin America
- Australasia
- Caribbean
- Central Asia
- Central Europe
- Central Latin America
- Central Sub-Saharan Africa
- East Asia
- Eastern Europe
- Eastern Sub-Saharan Africa
- High-income Asia Pacific
- High-income North America
- North Africa and Middle East
- Oceania
- South Asia
- Southeast Asia
- Southern Latin America
- Southern Sub-Saharan Africa
- Tropical Latin America
- Western Europe
- Western Sub-Saharan Africa
Global vision loss by GBD super region
Two GBD super regions (Southeast Asia, East Asia & Oceania and South Asia) have the highest overall prevalence of vision loss, as shown in the following chart.
The same two GBD super regions (Southeast Asia East Asia and Oceania and South Asia) are home to the greatest number of people who have vision loss. These two regions are also home to 52% of the global population.
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Crude prevalence of vision loss by GBD Super Region, 2020
(all ages, males & females)
Source: Data from VLEG/GBD 2020 model, accessed via the IAPB Vision Atlas
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GBD Super Region Dashboard
(Opens in a new window) More details at regional level are available in the GBD Super Region Dashboard.Access the Dashboard by selecting this link.
How to cite the maps and VLEG/GBD 2020 data
(Opens in a new window) If distributing/publishing this model’s data, it is obligatory to use the following reference:(Select this link to access the full text)
Bourne R, Steinmetz J, Flaxman S, et al., Trends in prevalence of blindness and distance and near vision impairment over 30 years: an analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study. Lancet Glob Health. 2020. Accessed via the IAPB Vision Atlas (https://www.iapb.org/learn/vision-atlas)