GBD sub-region | Population (millions) | Number blind with ICD definition* (millions) | Number having low vision with ICD definition* (millions) | Total number having visual impairment with ICD definition* (millions) | Proportion of blindness estimated due to uncorrected refractive error | Proportion of less severe visual impairment estimated due to uncorrected refractive error | Number blind including un-corrected refractive error†(millions) | Number having less severe visual impairment including uncorrected refractive error†(millions) | Total number having visual impairment including uncorrected refractive error†(millions) | Increase in number with visual impairment due to uncorrected refractive error (millions) |
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AFRO D‡ | 354 | 3.65 | 10.72 | 14.36 | 0.08 | 0.29 | 3.96 | 15.09 | 19.05 | 4.69 |
AFRO E | 361 | 3.64 | 10.57 | 14.22 | 0.08 | 0.29 | 3.96 | 14.89 | 18.85 | 4.64 |
AMR A§ | 322 | 0.69 | 4.03 | 4.72 | 0 | 0.38 | 0.69 | 6.50 | 7.19 | 2.47 |
AMR B¶ | 456 | 1.39 | 7.60 | 8.99 | 0.10 | 0.45 | 1.55 | 13.82 | 15.36 | 6.37 |
AMR D# | 74 | 0.33 | 1.49 | 1.82 | 0.15 | 0.45 | 0.39 | 2.71 | 3.10 | 1.28 |
EMRO B** | 143 | 1.08 | 3.58 | 4.66 | 0.13 | 0.45 | 1.24 | 6.51 | 7.75 | 3.09 |
EMRO D# | 144 | 1.41 | 4.12 | 5.52 | 0.15 | 0.45 | 1.65 | 7.48 | 9.14 | 3.62 |
EURO A§ | 415 | 0.94 | 5.44 | 6.37 | 0 | 0.38 | 0.94 | 8.77 | 9.70 | 3.33 |
EURO B1 | 170 | 0.62 | 2.55 | 3.16 | 0.12 | 0.29 | 0.70 | 3.59 | 4.29 | 1.12 |
EURO B2††| 53 | 0.14 | 0.59 | 0.73 | 0.12 | 0.29 | 0.16 | 0.83 | 0.99 | 0.26 |
EURO C††| 240 | 1.04 | 4.22 | 5.25 | 0.12 | 0.29 | 1.18 | 5.94 | 7.12 | 1.86 |
SEARO B‡‡ | 405 | 4.21 | 9.67 | 13.88 | 0.10 | 0.45 | 4.68 | 17.58 | 22.26 | 8.38 |
SEARO D§§ | 1394 | 8.34 | 28.44 | 36.78 | 0.15 | 0.45 | 9.82 | 51.71 | 61.52 | 24.74 |
WPRO A§ | 151 | 0.39 | 1.88 | 2.28 | 0 | 0.38 | 0.39 | 3.04 | 3.43 | 1.15 |
WPRO B1¶¶ | 1375 | 7.73 | 26.40 | 34.13 | 0.16 | 0.50 | 9.20 | 52.79 | 62.00 | 27.87 |
WPRO B2¶¶ | 148 | 1.23 | 2.90 | 4.13 | 0.16 | 0.50 | 1.46 | 5.80 | 7.26 | 3.13 |
WPRO B3¶¶ | 8 | 0.03 | 0.09 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.40 | 0.03 | 0.15 | 0.18 | 0.06 |
Total | 6213 | 36.86 | 124.27 | 161.12 | 0.12 | 0.43 | 42.01 | 217.19 | 259.19 | 98.07 |