Prevalence of visual impairment, low vision, and blindness
| All visual impairment | Low vision | Blindness | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Binocular acuity <6/18 | Binocular acuity <6/18 to 3/60 | Binocular acuity <3/60 | |||||
| No | Prevalence | 95% CI | Prevalence | 95% CI | Prevalence | 95% CI | |
| All ages | |||||||
| Total | 14 600 | 12.4 | 10.8 to 13.9 | 10.3 | 8.7 to 11.8 | 2.1 | 1.8 to 2.4 |
| Men | 5620 | 9.1 | 7.9 to 10.4 | 7.5 | 6.2 to 8.7 | 1.7 | 1.3 to 2.0 |
| Women | 8980 | 14.4 | 12.6 to 16.2 | 12.1 | 10.2 to 13.9 | 2.3 | 1.9 to 2.8 |
| Men and women | |||||||
| 75-79 | 6898 | 6.2 | 5.1 to 7.3 | 5.6 | 4.5 to 6.6 | 0.6 | 0.4 to 0.8 |
| 80-84 | 4602 | 11.9 | 9.9 to 13.8 | 9.6 | 7.6 to 11.5 | 2.3 | 1.8 to 2.8 |
| 85-89 | 2319 | 23.4 | 20.5 to 26.4 | 19.2 | 16.2 to 22.1 | 4.3 | 3.4 to 5.2 |
| 90+ | 781 | 36.9 | 32.5 to 41.3 | 30.0 | 25.8 to 34.1 | 6.9 | 4.8 to 9.0 |
| Men | |||||||
| 75-79 | 2961 | 4.8 | 3.6 to 5.9 | 4.2 | 3.1 to 5.2 | 0.6 | 0.3 to 0.9 |
| 80-84 | 1695 | 10.0 | 8.4 to 11.7 | 7.7 | 6.0 to 9.4 | 2.3 | 1.5 to 3.1 |
| 85-89 | 782 | 19.2 | 15.5 to 22.9 | 16.0 | 12.4 to 19.6 | 3.2 | 2.0 to 4.4 |
| 90+ | 182 | 28.6 | 21.6 to 35.5 | 22.0 | 15.6 to 28.4 | 6.6 | 3.1 to 10.1 |
| Women | |||||||
| 75-79 | 3937 | 7.2 | 6.0 to 8.5 | 6.6 | 5.4 to 7.8 | 0.6 | 0.3 to 1.0 |
| 80-84 | 2907 | 12.9 | 10.4 to 15.5 | 10.6 | 8.1 to 13.1 | 2.3 | 1.6 to 3.0 |
| 85-89 | 1537 | 25.6 | 22.3 to 28.9 | 20.8 | 17.5 to 24.0 | 4.8 | 3.6 to 6.0 |
| 90+ | 599 | 39.4 | 34.5 to 44.3 | 32.4 | 27.3 to 37.4 | 7.0 | 4.7 to 9.3 |