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1 Visual Impairment and Blindness 2010 Global Estimates: 285 million people are affected by visual impairment*. VI: 285M (4.2) Blind 39M (1) World Population: 6,697M Low Vision 246M (8) 8 of Visual Impairment is avoidable (can be prevented or cured) Cataract Uncorrected Refractive errors are the leading causes of Avoidable Visual Impairment. Visual Impairment Blindness Unoperated Cataract and Glaucoma are the leading causes of Avoidable Blindness. Diabetic Retinopathy Childhood blindness Other causes: 18% Cataract 3 Corneal Opacities Cataract 5 Diabetic Retinopathy Age related macular degeneration (AMD) Uncorrected Refractive Error Age related macular degeneration (AMD) Glaucoma Trachoma Uncorrected Refractive Error 4 Corneal Opacities Glaucoma 8% Childhood blindness Other causes 2 Trachoma

2 Visual Impairment and Blindness 2010 Global Estimates: 285 million people are affected by visual impairment. The geographical distribution of Visual Impairment is uneven in the world. Prevalence of VI per 100 pop % 0.7% 0.8% 0.7% % 2.8% AFR AMR EMR EUR SEAR {India} WPR {China} China India Prevalence of Vision Loss (all ages) Prevalence of blindness (all ages)

3 Population Growth and Ageing Population in millions (000'000) World Pop : + 1 9,000 8,000 6,853 M 7,538 M 7,000 6,000 5,000 4,000 3,000 2,000 1,000 1,514 M 1,931 M World Pop 50+ : + 27% By 2019 the world population will grow to 7,5 billion (1) World Population: All Adults (in thousands ) World Population: Persons aged of 50 or more years old (in thousands) It is estimated that in the next 9 years the number of blind people aged 50 + will grow in all WHO Regions; particularly in: China India South East Asia Eastern Mediterranean unless action is taken to prevent and cure main causes of visual impairments Millions AFR AMR EMR EUR SEAR {India} WPR {China} China India Blind people aged of 50 or more years in 2010 ('000) *2019 projections assume constant ratio between population and VI prevalence rates

4 Socio economic development, Investment in health and visual impairments In the Low and Middle Income countries group the prevalence of VI prevalence is higher 5.2 Prevalence of VI for adults 15+ years per 100 (2010) % Low income Lower middle income Upper middle income High income Higher countries/regions investments in health correspond to lower prevalence of visual impairment. *Prevalence of VI for adults 8% 7% India: 7.2 China: 6.5 SEAR {India}: 6.3 EMR: AFR: 5.2 WPR {China}: 4.07% EUR: 3.6 AMR: 3.6 y = x Total expenditure on health per capita (hundreds US Dollars, PPP int.) Prevalence of VI for adults from 15 years old Power (Prevalence of VI for adults from 15 years old)

5 References Indicators Sources Visual Impairment, Vision Loss and Blindness 2010 global estimates, and VI and blindness causes. Mariotti S., and Pascolini D., Global Data on Visual Impairments 2010, WHO World Population estimates and projections Revision. United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, World Population Prospects: the 2011 Revision. Total per capita expenditure on health PPP int. $ (WHO 2008 estimates): data available at World Bank Classification of world economies by income groups 2012: Based on 2011 GNI per capita. Accessed online December 2012 at classifications GDP per capita PPP int. $, projections: International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook Database, April Accessed online on December 2012 at: Visual Impairment, Vision Loss and Blindness 2010 projections: calculated from VI global 2010 Estimates taking into account population growth, and ageing (UNDP 2011 estimates), and with constant prevalence over the period Maps Sources and Considerations Map 1: Prevalence of people (all ages) with VI per 100 population. Map 2: Population of blind people 50 or more years old in thousands ( 000). Data Source: WHO Visual Impairment and Blindness global estimates. Map Production: Prevention of Blindness and Deafness unit WHO All rights Reserved Disclaimer: The boundaries and names shown and the designations used on this map do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the World Health Organization concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. Dotted and dashed lines on maps represent approximate border lines for which there may not yet be full agreement.

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