In 2020, around 55 percent of people living with blindness were women, this amounts to almost 24 million women. From the 19 million men living with blindness, 75 percent were 50 years and over.
This statistic shows the number of people with blindness worldwide in 2020, by age group and gender.
Number of people with blindness worldwide in 2020, by age and gender
(in millions)
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Lancet. (February 16, 2021). Number of people with blindness worldwide in 2020, by age and gender (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1237876/number-blindness-by-age-gender/
Lancet. "Number of people with blindness worldwide in 2020, by age and gender (in millions)." Chart. February 16, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1237876/number-blindness-by-age-gender/
Lancet. (2021). Number of people with blindness worldwide in 2020, by age and gender (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1237876/number-blindness-by-age-gender/
Lancet. "Number of People with Blindness Worldwide in 2020, by Age and Gender (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Feb 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1237876/number-blindness-by-age-gender/
Lancet, Number of people with blindness worldwide in 2020, by age and gender (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1237876/number-blindness-by-age-gender/ (last visited December 03, 2024)
Number of people with blindness worldwide in 2020, by age and gender (in millions) [Graph], Lancet, February 16, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1237876/number-blindness-by-age-gender/
