Country Map & Estimates of Vision Loss

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

In 2020 in Iran (Islamic Republic of), there were an estimated 8.2 million people with vision loss. Of these, 640,000 people were blind.

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

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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 Iran (Islamic Republic of)

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)

75.7%

1 of 20

2009

Ramke et al., 2017

Cataract surgeries performed (annual)

No data

Cataract surgical rate (CSR) (per million)

6,328

32 of 176

2010

Wang et al., 2016

Number of eye care personnel by cadre

No. of ophthalmologists

1,700

2015

Resnikoff et al., 2020

Ophthalmologists per million

21.5

108 of 191

2015

Resnikoff et al., 2020

No. of optometrists

2,600

2019

WCO/AVRI/BHVI

Optometrists per million

31.0

69 of 159

2019

WCO/AVRI/BHVI

No. of allied ophthalmic personnel

9000

2015

Ministry of Health or key respondent

Allied ophthalmic personnel per million

115

7 of 102

2015

Ministry of Health or key respondent

Data and assessments

Eye health prevalence data survey completed (since 1987)

Prevalence, RAAB

2019

VLEG, Online search

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

No data

National Eye Committee

No data

National Eye Health Plan

Yes

Ministry of Health or key respondent

National Eye Health Plan Start Date

2015

Ministry of Health or key respondent

National Eye Health Plan End Date

2020

Ministry of Health or key respondent

Data sources and references

15 studies included in VLEG analysis from Iran (Islamic Republic of)

1

Studies with national coverage

14

Studies with subnational coverage

15

Studies reporting distance vision loss

0

Studies reporting near vision loss

20%

Studies using RAAB methodology

2015

Most recent study

Country Map & Estimates of Vision Loss

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

In 2020 in Iran (Islamic Republic of), there were an estimated 8.2 million people with vision loss. Of these, 640,000 people were blind.

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Breakdown of vision loss chart

Crude prevalence of vision loss, 2020

(all ages, males & females)

National indicators for eye health services in Iran (Islamic Republic of)

15 studies included in VLEG analysis from Iran (Islamic Republic of)

1

14

15

0

20%

2015

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