This statistic displays the number of women worldwide with vision impairment as of 2015, by age. According to the data, 2.56 million women aged 0 to 49 years were blind, while 11.06 million of those aged 70 years and older experienced blindness. Blindness and vision impairments are caused by a variety of diseases or injuries and can lead to live-long disability.
Number of women worldwide with vision impairment as of 2015, by age
(in millions)
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Lancet, & Elsevier. (August 2, 2017). Number of women worldwide with vision impairment as of 2015, by age (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/740473/global-female-blindness-numbers-by-age/
Lancet, und Elsevier. "Number of women worldwide with vision impairment as of 2015, by age (in millions)." Chart. August 2, 2017. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/740473/global-female-blindness-numbers-by-age/
Lancet, Elsevier. (2017). Number of women worldwide with vision impairment as of 2015, by age (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/740473/global-female-blindness-numbers-by-age/
Lancet, and Elsevier. "Number of Women Worldwide with Vision Impairment as of 2015, by Age (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 Aug 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/740473/global-female-blindness-numbers-by-age/
Lancet & Elsevier, Number of women worldwide with vision impairment as of 2015, by age (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/740473/global-female-blindness-numbers-by-age/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Number of women worldwide with vision impairment as of 2015, by age (in millions) [Graph], Lancet, & Elsevier, August 2, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/740473/global-female-blindness-numbers-by-age/
