Country Map & Estimates of Vision Loss

Afghanistan

In 2020 in Afghanistan, there were an estimated 2.4 million people with vision loss. Of these, 180,000 people were blind.

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Source: Crude prevalence, data from VLEG/GBD 2020 model

Breakdown of vision loss chart

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Crude prevalence of vision loss, 2020

(all ages, males & females)

Source: Data from VLEG/GBD 2020 model, accessed via the IAPB Vision Atlas

National indicators for eye health services in Afghanistan

IAPB has collected key national indicator data on an annual basis since 2008.

Data sources include Ministry of Health staff or other key respondents, as well as published data. Data have not been received for all countries, or all indicators. The “Year Last Reported” column shows the most recent data received, and “No data” indicates no data available to IAPB in any year since 2008.

More information on data sources and limitations is available on the National indicators page.

Indicator

Data

Rank

Year Last Reported

Data Source

Cataract surgical service delivery

Effective cataract surgical coverage (eCSC)

No data

Cataract surgeries performed (annual)

21,315

51 of 120

Cataract surgical rate (CSR) (per million)

717

131 of 176

2014

Ministry of Health or key respondent

Number of eye care personnel by cadre

No. of ophthalmologists

138

2015

Resnikoff et al., 2020

Ophthalmologists per million

4.2

144 of 191

2015

Resnikoff et al., 2020

No. of optometrists

2015

Other

Optometrists per million

0.2

146 of 159

2015

Other

No. of allied ophthalmic personnel

111

2015

Ministry of Health or key respondent

Allied ophthalmic personnel per million

94 of 102

2015

Ministry of Health or key respondent

Data and assessments

Eye health prevalence data survey completed (since 1987)

RAAB

2010

Ministry of Health or key respondent

Eye Care Service Assessment completed?

ECSAT

2015

Ministry of Health or key respondent

International Vision Health Scorecard

No data

National eye health resources and plans

National Eye Health Co-ordinator

Yes

Ministry of Health or key respondent

National Eye Committee

Yes

Ministry of Health or key respondent

National Eye Health Plan

Yes

Ministry of Health or key respondent

National Eye Health Plan Start Date

2016

Ministry of Health or key respondent

National Eye Health Plan End Date

2020

Ministry of Health or key respondent

Data sources and references

1 study included in VLEG analysis from Afghanistan

0

Studies with national coverage

1

Studies with subnational coverage

1

Studies reporting distance vision loss

0

Studies reporting near vision loss

100%

Studies using RAAB methodology

2010

Most recent study

Country Map & Estimates of Vision Loss

Afghanistan

In 2020 in Afghanistan, there were an estimated 2.4 million people with vision loss. Of these, 180,000 people were blind.

Afghanistan

Breakdown of vision loss chart

Crude prevalence of vision loss, 2020

(all ages, males & females)

National indicators for eye health services in Afghanistan

1 study included in VLEG analysis from Afghanistan

0

1

1

0

100%

2010

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