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Table 1 Age-standardized DALYs rate (per 100,000 population) of vision loss due to cataract by GBD Super Region, 1990 and 2019, the Global Burden of Disease Study

From: Global, regional, national burden and gender disparity of cataract: findings from the global burden of disease study 2019

GBD super region

1990

All vision loss

Moderate visual loss

Severe visual loss

Blindness

Male

Female

Both

Male

Female

Both

Male

Female

Both

Male

Female

Both

Southeast Asia, East Asia, and Oceania

108.27

140.22

126.06

22.21

25.57

24.02

23.75

27.31

25.64

62.31

87.35

76.40

 Oceania

181.01

219.31

200.78

46.74

50.38

48.58

70.29

74.79

72.64

63.98

94.14

79.57

 Southeast Asia

259.88

344.44

306.99

47.37

52.16

49.96

72.36

79.46

76.31

140.15

212.81

180.72

 East Asia

59.37

78.04

70.50

14.51

17.69

16.37

8.16

11.55

10.21

36.71

48.80

43.92

High-income

24.76

27.09

26.29

7.32

9.36

8.63

11.71

12.24

12.06

5.73

5.49

5.59

 Australasia

23.92

23.61

23.89

7.56

8.49

8.17

7.01

7.35

7.25

9.34

7.77

8.47

 High-income Asia Pacific

24.39

22.39

23.28

5.93

7.24

6.76

12.19

8.79

10.20

6.26

6.36

6.33

 Western Europe

27.32

31.03

29.69

8.92

11.14

10.38

13.56

14.90

14.38

4.84

4.99

4.92

 High-income North America

18.73

21.57

20.52

5.08

7.20

6.40

8.81

9.84

9.46

4.83

4.53

4.67

 Southern Latin America

42.14

42.39

42.50

11.23

12.47

12.02

12.62

14.58

13.80

18.29

15.34

16.69

Central Europe, Eastern Europe, and Central Asia

33.35

39.59

37.64

10.53

13.62

12.59

11.31

12.72

12.31

11.51

13.25

12.74

 Central Asia

77.14

88.29

84.36

24.57

28.66

27.15

27.81

31.27

30.07

24.76

28.36

27.13

 Central Europe

22.57

24.22

23.63

8.57

10.51

9.76

7.48

7.40

7.46

6.52

6.31

6.41

 Eastern Europe

32.16

39.22

37.31

9.18

12.80

11.71

10.76

12.34

11.96

12.22

14.08

13.63

Latin America and Caribbean

103.32

103.56

103.60

19.73

20.03

19.88

24.86

23.24

24.00

58.74

60.29

59.72

 Andean Latin America

157.49

148.77

153.06

33.63

32.18

32.87

42.83

34.51

38.53

81.03

82.08

81.66

 Tropical Latin America

100.15

113.80

107.95

19.13

19.96

19.57

19.23

20.29

19.86

61.79

73.55

68.51

 Central Latin America

107.62

94.55

100.87

19.36

19.53

19.45

29.07

27.62

28.31

59.20

47.40

53.11

 Caribbean

58.51

64.66

61.82

12.16

12.92

12.55

14.63

11.62

13.04

31.73

40.12

36.23

North Africa and Middle East

132.65

181.77

157.51

29.48

35.15

32.30

37.18

49.45

43.28

65.99

97.17

81.93

South Asia

260.15

349.24

303.00

45.33

53.79

49.34

70.79

94.39

82.12

144.03

201.06

171.54

Sub-Saharan Africa

138.48

174.80

158.04

24.01

27.86

26.02

31.82

40.75

36.61

82.65

106.18

95.41

 Southern Sub-Saharan Africa

124.88

136.72

131.93

11.81

13.20

12.59

15.46

16.40

16.04

97.61

107.13

103.30

 Central Sub-Saharan Africa

30.71

40.95

36.27

7.78

8.23

8.04

3.79

5.29

4.60

19.13

27.43

23.63

 Western Sub-Saharan Africa

154.52

205.45

181.53

32.08

38.63

35.40

40.44

57.21

49.27

82.00

109.62

96.85

 Eastern Sub-Saharan Africa

150.90

190.57

171.60

22.59

27.03

24.86

34.37

41.78

38.22

93.93

121.75

108.52

GBD super region

2019

All vision loss

Moderate visual loss

Severe visual loss

Blindness

Male

Female

Both

Male

Female

Both

Male

Female

Both

Male

Female

Both

Southeast Asia, East Asia, and Oceania

80.15

110.02

96.71

25.15

31.51

28.61

20.72

26.90

24.14

34.28

51.60

43.96

 Oceania

165.36

196.92

181.54

50.69

54.19

52.45

69.74

74.94

72.40

44.92

67.79

56.68

 Southeast Asia

183.03

240.27

215.62

47.77

53.64

51.04

60.41

67.86

64.71

74.84

118.77

99.87

 East Asia

51.51

71.94

63.32

18.97

25.03

22.33

9.91

15.06

12.88

22.63

31.86

28.11

High-income

23.32

25.24

24.48

7.40

9.45

8.60

11.47

11.63

11.59

4.44

4.16

4.29

 Australasia

22.36

23.06

22.78

7.73

8.94

8.40

7.46

8.05

7.80

7.18

6.07

6.59

 High-income Asia Pacific

22.55

20.45

21.43

6.19

7.62

7.03

12.26

8.70

10.28

4.10

4.13

4.12

 Western Europe

25.82

29.80

28.15

9.04

11.39

10.42

13.17

14.66

14.04

3.61

3.75

3.69

 High-income North America

18.74

20.85

19.98

5.27

7.41

6.48

8.69

9.33

9.06

4.78

4.12

4.43

 Southern Latin America

35.54

35.94

35.92

11.80

13.11

12.62

12.00

13.56

12.93

11.73

9.27

10.37

Central Europe, Eastern Europe, and Central Asia

29.00

34.30

32.43

10.75

14.03

12.82

10.36

11.75

11.29

7.89

8.52

8.32

 Central Asia

66.53

75.97

72.30

24.73

28.90

27.24

25.61

28.73

27.56

16.19

18.34

17.50

 Central Europe

20.74

21.75

21.41

8.86

10.65

9.94

7.25

6.82

7.03

4.63

4.28

4.43

 Eastern Europe

27.49

34.16

32.01

9.28

13.31

11.93

9.65

11.66

11.06

8.55

9.19

9.02

Latin America and Caribbean

75.05

75.66

75.54

19.86

20.38

20.13

22.21

21.18

21.65

32.99

34.10

33.76

 Andean Latin America

109.34

101.69

105.48

32.10

30.37

31.18

37.94

31.35

34.50

39.31

39.97

39.80

 Tropical Latin America

73.43

82.18

78.62

19.06

20.06

19.61

16.77

17.55

17.25

37.60

44.57

41.76

 Central Latin America

74.84

68.97

71.72

19.26

20.03

19.67

25.49

25.03

25.24

30.09

23.91

26.81

 Caribbean

45.51

48.94

47.41

12.50

13.39

12.97

13.65

10.97

12.20

19.35

24.58

22.24

North Africa and Middle East

93.48

124.40

108.81

31.28

36.29

33.75

33.18

41.67

37.35

29.02

46.45

37.71

South Asia

195.35

244.44

220.81

47.99

54.05

50.99

67.45

89.58

78.90

79.91

100.81

90.92

Sub-Saharan Africa

119.23

143.85

132.52

27.53

31.92

29.84

33.15

39.83

36.71

58.55

72.10

65.98

 Southern Sub-Saharan Africa

84.97

92.68

89.75

12.45

13.54

13.07

14.44

16.11

15.45

58.08

63.02

61.22

 Central Sub-Saharan Africa

24.71

31.60

28.73

8.91

9.37

9.17

3.94

5.66

4.95

11.85

16.56

14.61

 Western Sub-Saharan Africa

143.71

186.12

165.99

39.73

48.85

44.52

45.70

59.74

53.07

58.28

77.52

68.40

 Eastern Sub-Saharan Africa

126.36

153.77

141.04

22.82

27.65

25.36

31.92

38.34

35.33

71.63

87.78

80.35