Prevalence of mild vision impairment worldwide in 2020, by age and gender

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John Elflein,
May 21, 2021
In 2020, around three percent of men worldwide had mild vision impairment, compared to 3.4 percent of women. This statistic shows the prevalence of mild vision impairment worldwide in 2020, by age group and gender.

Share of people with mild vision impairment worldwide in 2020, by age and gender*

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Release date

February 2021

Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

2020

Special properties

VLEG -Global Vision Database 2020

Supplementary notes

* Prevalence is age-standardised.
Mild vision impairment is defined as presenting visual acuity of worse than 6/12 to 6/18 in the better eye.

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