Table 4

Change in number of blind residents in Malawi extrapolating from Chikwawa data

Age group	1983 population	Estimated blind	1999 population	Estimated blind
50–59	320 450	6826	414 072	5631
60–69	186 192	19 252	292 404	12 252
70+	91 409	15 238	255 138	37 454
Total	598 051	41 316	961 614	55 337