People with myopia and high myopia worldwide 2000-2030

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Dec 17, 2019

It is estimated that in 2020 around 2.6 billion people worldwide will have myopia, or nearsightedness. This statistic shows the number of people worldwide with myopia and high myopia from 2000 to 2030.

Number of people worldwide with myopia and high myopia from 2000 to 2030 (in millions)*

Characteristic	Myopia	High myopia
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October 2019

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Worldwide

Survey time period

2019

Supplementary notes

* Figures are estimates and projections.
Data is adapted from "Holden BA, Fricke TR, Wilson DA, Jong M, Naidoo KS, Sankaridurg P, et al. Global Prevalence of Myopia and High Myopia and Temporal Trends from 2000 through 2050. Ophthalmology. 2016;123(5):1036–42."

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