Country Map & Estimates of Vision Loss

Saudi Arabia

In 2020 in Saudi Arabia, there were an estimated 2.9 million people with vision loss. Of these, 230,000 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 Saudi Arabia

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)

35,000

42 of 120

Cataract surgical rate (CSR) (per million)

1,187

108 of 176

2014

Ministry of Health or key respondent

Number of eye care personnel by cadre

No. of ophthalmologists

2,546

2015

Resnikoff et al., 2020

Ophthalmologists per million

80.7

30 of 191

2015

Resnikoff et al., 2020

No. of optometrists

575

2018

WCO/AVRI/BHVI

Optometrists per million

16.5

83 of 159

2018

WCO/AVRI/BHVI

No. of allied ophthalmic personnel

280

2015

Ministry of Health or key respondent

Allied ophthalmic personnel per million

68 of 102

2015

Ministry of Health or key respondent

Data and assessments

Eye health prevalence data survey completed (since 1987)

Prevalence, RAAB

2016

VLEG, RAAB Repository

Eye Care Service Assessment completed?

No data

International Vision Health Scorecard

6.5

11 of 15

2020

Global Coalition on Aging

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

2014

Ministry of Health or key respondent

National Eye Health Plan End Date

2019

Ministry of Health or key respondent

Data sources and references

4 studies included in VLEG analysis from Saudi Arabia

0

Studies with national coverage

4

Studies with subnational coverage

4

Studies reporting distance vision loss

0

Studies reporting near vision loss

25%

Studies using RAAB methodology

2015

Most recent study

IAPB members in Saudi Arabia:

Members with in-country offices

Website

https://sso.org.sa/

Website

https://www.ehc.med.sa/?page_id=4656

Website

https://www.kkesh.med.sa/en-us/

Website

http://www.pbunion.org/

Country Map & Estimates of Vision Loss

Saudi Arabia

In 2020 in Saudi Arabia, there were an estimated 2.9 million people with vision loss. Of these, 230,000 people were blind.

Saudi Arabia

Breakdown of vision loss chart

Crude prevalence of vision loss, 2020

(all ages, males & females)

National indicators for eye health services in Saudi Arabia

4 studies included in VLEG analysis from Saudi Arabia

0

4

4

0

25%

2015

IAPB members in Saudi Arabia:

Members with in-country offices

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