Magnitude of blindness in children age 0–15, estimated as a function of under 5 years mortality (1999)
| Region | Mortality for children under 5 years/1000 live births | Estimated prevalence of blindness/1000 | Countries | Estimated population under 15 years (in millions) | Estimated number of blind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North America | 30 and under | 0.3 | Canada, USA | 67.0 | 20 100 |
| Central America | 30 and under | 0.3 | Costa Rica, Panama | 2.1 | 630 |
| 31–94 | 0.6 | Belize, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua | 44.7 | 26 820 | |
| South America | 30 and under | 0.3 | Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Paraguay, Uruguay, Venezuela | 38.7 | 11 610 |
| 31–94 | 0.6 | Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru | 62.8 | 37 680 | |
| Caribbean | 30 and under | 0.3 | Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Cayman Island, Cuba, Dominica, Grenada, Jamaica, Netherlands Antilles, Puerto Rico, St Kitts Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent, Trinidad Tobago, Virgin Islands | 5.1 | 1530 |
| 31–94 | 0.6 | Dominican Republic | 2.7 | 1620 | |
| 95–170 | 0.9 | Haiti | 3.0 | 2700 | |
| Total | 0.45 | All countries | 226.1 | 102 690 |