Prevalence of blindness by economic region and percentage of blindness from cataract (data extracted from Thylefors2)
| Prevalence of blindness by economic region (%) | Cataract as % of blindness | |
|---|---|---|
| Established market economies | 0.3 | 3.9 |
| Former socialist European economies | 0.3 | 5.1 |
| Latin America | 0.5 | 57.7 |
| China | 0.6 | 32.3 |
| Lebanon | 0.6 | 41.3 |
| Middle Eastern crescent | 0.7 | 45.2 |
| India | 1.0 | 57.5 |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | 1.4 | 43.7 |
| Total | 0.7 | 41.8 |