Number of people visually impaired and corresponding percentage of the global impairment by WHO region and country, 2010
| WHO region | Total population (millions) | Blindness | Low vision | Visual impairment |
| No in millions (%) | No in millions (%) | No in millions (%) | ||
| African region | 804.9 (11.9) | 5.888 (15) | 20.407 (8.3) | 26.295 (9.2) |
| Region of the Americas | 915.4 (13.6) | 3.211 (8) | 23.401 (9.5) | 26.612 (9.3) |
| Eastern Mediterranean region | 580.2 (8.6) | 4.918 (12.5) | 18.581 (7.6) | 23.499 (8.2) |
| European region | 889.2 (13.2) | 2.713 (7) | 25.502 (10.4) | 28.215 (9.9) |
| South-east Asian region (India excluded) | 579.1 (8.6) | 3.974 (10.1) | 23.938 (9.7) | 27.913 (9.8) |
| Western Pacific region (China excluded) | 442.3 (6.6) | 2.338 (6) | 12.386 (5) | 14.724 (5.2) |
| India | 1181.4 (17.5) | 8.075 (20.5) | 54.544 (22.2) | 62.619 (21.9) |
| China | 1344.9 (20) | 8.248 (20.9) | 67.264 (27.3) | 75.512 (26.5) |
| World | 6737.5 (100) | 39.365 (100) | 246.024 (100) | 285.389 (100) |