Pooled prevalence and number of people (40–80 years) with POAG, PACG, secondary glaucoma and overall glaucoma in 2013 stratified for geographic subregion
| Asia | POAG | PACG | Secondary glaucoma | Overall glaucoma | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prevalence (%) | Number (million)* | Prevalence (%) | Number (million)* | Prevalence (%) | Number (million)* | Prevalence (%) | Number (million)* | |
| East | 2.24 (0.92 to 4.46) | 15.22 (6.28 to 30.35) | 1.07 (0.28 to 2.74) | 7.31 (1.90 to 18.66) | 0.39 (0.07 to 1.21) | 2.67 (0.50 to 8.26) | 3.70 (1.94 to 6.53) | 25.20 (13.19 to 44.44) |
| South-Central | 2.47 (1.06 to 4.75) | 12.06 (5.17 to 23.21) | 0.57 (0.17 to 1.37) | 2.79 (0.85 to 6.67) | 0.45 (0.09 to 1.45) | 2.22 (0.43 to 7.10) | 3.50 (1.87 to 6.07) | 17.06 (9.12 to 29.61) |
| South-East | 2.53 (1.18 to 4.57) | 4.78 (2.24 to 8.62) | 0.64 (0.19 to 1.49) | 1.21 (0.37 to 2.82) | 0.49 (0.11 to 1.44) | 0.93 (0.20 to 2.72) | 3.66 (2.07 to 5.95) | 6.92 (3.91 to 11.23) |
| West | 2.21 (0.73 to 4.82) | 1.39 (0.46 to 3.03) | 0.69 (0.13 to 2.07) | 0.43 (0.08 to 1.30) | 0.50 (0.08 to 1.80) | 0.32 (0.05 to 1.14) | 3.40 (1.53 to 6.40) | 2.14 (0.96 to 4.03) |
| Overall | 2.34 (0.96 to 4.55) | 33.45 (15.38 to 64.08) | 0.73 (0.18 to 1.96) | 11.74 (3.50 to 27.96) | 0.47 (0.09 to 1.48) | 6.13 (1.32 to 18.29) | 3.54 (1.83 to 6.28) | 51.32 (28.02 to 87.05) |
Data in parentheses are 95% credible intervals.
*Number of people in 2013 was estimated based on World Population Prospects: the 2010 Revision from Department of Economic and Social Affairs, United Nations.
PACG, primary angle closure glaucoma; POAG, primary open angle glaucoma.