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Table 2 Age-standardized Prevalence 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

1221.59

1496.69

1373.55

739.35

852.70

800.69

135.50

156.37

146.64

346.74

487.62

426.22

 Oceania

2297.57

2629.18

2467.72

1548.90

1679.19

1614.75

395.32

424.92

410.72

353.34

525.07

442.25

 Southeast Asia

2767.36

3386.32

3110.31

1575.84

1740.44

1664.78

411.57

455.46

436.07

779.96

1190.42

1009.46

 East Asia

732.75

927.31

848.08

482.83

589.74

545.54

46.43

65.96

58.28

203.50

271.61

244.26

High-income

337.49

406.12

381.85

240.87

308.10

284.13

65.30

68.05

67.17

31.32

29.97

30.56

 Australasia

340.31

363.76

356.57

249.85

280.16

269.62

39.24

41.04

40.55

51.22

42.56

46.40

 High-income Asia Pacific

297.35

322.03

313.83

195.18

238.33

222.46

67.96

48.95

56.79

34.21

34.75

34.58

 Western Europe

395.25

476.12

448.19

293.36

366.24

341.43

75.49

82.77

79.96

26.39

27.11

26.80

 High-income North America

243.57

316.77

289.16

167.77

237.10

210.76

49.24

54.82

52.76

26.56

24.85

25.65

 Southern Latin America

541.28

576.33

564.67

370.33

410.84

396.09

70.62

81.33

77.07

100.34

84.16

91.51

Central Europe, Eastern Europe, and Central Asia

475.97

595.93

556.50

348.74

450.99

416.73

63.61

71.61

69.30

63.63

73.33

70.46

 Central Asia

1107.74

1283.61

1219.74

813.69

949.88

899.72

156.74

176.32

169.48

137.31

157.41

150.53

 Central Europe

360.98

422.95

399.38

283.17

346.78

322.32

41.90

41.44

41.79

35.90

34.73

35.27

 Eastern Europe

432.33

571.44

531.04

304.24

423.94

388.21

60.57

69.57

67.41

67.51

77.94

75.41

Latin America and Caribbean

1122.22

1132.29

1128.17

655.30

665.01

660.20

140.85

131.76

136.00

326.07

335.52

331.97

 Andean Latin America

1809.63

1722.47

1764.55

1116.70

1068.69

1091.42

242.65

195.91

218.46

450.28

457.87

454.68

 Tropical Latin America

1087.52

1187.21

1143.56

635.27

662.95

649.98

109.01

115.12

112.66

343.24

409.14

380.93

 Central Latin America

1136.36

1069.67

1101.92

643.20

648.88

646.17

164.66

156.52

160.39

328.50

264.27

295.36

 Caribbean

661.41

715.59

690.17

403.06

428.02

416.00

82.61

65.61

73.65

175.74

221.96

200.52

North Africa and Middle East

1554.70

1993.37

1775.75

977.86

1169.61

1073.53

210.13

280.60

245.18

366.71

543.16

457.04

South Asia

2734.89

3494.36

3098.49

1517.92

1808.37

1655.57

406.17

545.79

473.20

810.79

1140.21

969.72

Sub-Saharan Africa

1439.37

1751.23

1605.55

798.86

927.34

865.83

180.62

231.80

208.10

459.89

592.08

531.62

 Southern Sub-Saharan Africa

1021.92

1126.35

1082.82

393.45

439.48

419.40

87.51

92.83

90.83

540.95

594.04

572.60

 Central Sub-Saharan Africa

387.16

457.23

425.58

259.15

274.15

267.71

21.58

30.07

26.15

106.43

153.00

131.71

 Western Sub-Saharan Africa

1752.52

2220.28

1996.56

1066.05

1283.69

1176.49

229.39

324.79

279.72

457.08

611.79

540.35

 Eastern Sub-Saharan Africa

1470.36

1819.96

1651.44

752.89

901.86

828.90

195.41

238.53

217.84

522.06

679.56

604.70

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

1138.48

1482.83

1327.84

832.36

1044.48

947.86

116.82

152.26

136.49

189.30

286.08

243.50

 Oceania

2315.37

2605.10

2463.23

1676.24

1802.96

1740.26

391.25

424.59

408.31

247.87

377.54

314.66

 Southeast Asia

2337.53

2825.38

2613.62

1581.87

1779.53

1692.06

340.91

385.08

366.42

414.75

660.77

555.14

 East Asia

808.10

1090.75

967.90

627.66

829.41

739.72

55.80

85.09

72.77

124.64

176.26

155.41

High-income

331.62

397.74

370.41

243.53

310.47

282.59

63.81

64.59

64.38

24.28

22.69

23.44

 Australasia

335.48

371.47

355.89

254.73

293.55

276.53

41.55

44.82

43.41

39.20

33.11

35.94

 High-income Asia Pacific

294.05

320.98

310.34

203.60

250.25

230.82

68.09

48.25

57.06

22.37

22.48

22.46

 Western Europe

389.66

475.34

440.10

296.88

373.67

342.14

73.11

81.30

77.89

19.67

20.38

20.06

 High-income North America

248.66

318.48

288.60

173.81

243.87

213.67

48.54

51.98

50.57

26.31

22.63

24.35

 Southern Latin America

520.42

556.85

544.05

389.06

430.69

415.20

67.01

75.33

71.98

64.34

50.84

56.87

Central Europe, Eastern Europe, and Central Asia

456.76

576.69

532.95

355.32

463.76

423.75

58.03

65.95

63.36

43.40

46.98

45.84

 Central Asia

1051.44

1218.98

1152.73

818.00

955.89

900.94

143.96

161.56

154.95

89.49

101.54

96.83

 Central Europe

358.06

412.79

391.55

292.18

351.16

327.95

40.47

38.12

39.26

25.40

23.51

24.34

 Eastern Europe

408.45

556.85

506.85

307.11

440.45

394.79

54.18

65.68

62.25

47.15

50.73

49.80

Latin America and Caribbean

964.47

982.17

974.73

657.14

674.08

666.08

125.11

119.31

121.94

182.22

188.78

186.70

 Andean Latin America

1494.22

1403.73

1447.36

1062.70

1004.97

1032.11

213.86

176.85

194.51

217.66

221.91

220.74

 Tropical Latin America

931.80

1008.10

975.80

630.03

663.02

648.07

94.26

98.77

97.01

207.51

246.32

230.71

 Central Latin America

947.92

936.81

942.18

637.93

662.99

651.43

143.67

141.07

142.26

166.32

132.75

148.49

 Caribbean

597.46

639.75

620.33

413.81

442.50

429.02

76.81

61.67

68.62

106.84

135.57

122.68

North Africa and Middle East

1379.67

1691.70

1534.09

1032.97

1200.01

1115.46

186.18

234.06

209.70

160.52

257.64

208.94

South Asia

2430.63

2887.60

2663.74

1599.15

1806.21

1701.85

383.76

512.93

450.60

447.72

568.47

511.30

Sub-Saharan Africa

1426.96

1684.12

1563.89

914.06

1058.56

989.78

187.62

225.09

207.61

325.28

400.47

366.50

 Southern Sub-Saharan Africa

817.44

889.83

860.85

413.84

449.73

434.35

81.55

90.98

87.24

322.05

349.12

339.26

 Central Sub-Saharan Africa

384.45

435.09

413.80

296.38

311.35

304.81

22.31

32.02

28.04

65.75

91.72

80.95

 Western Sub-Saharan Africa

1900.12

2386.00

2155.19

1317.62

1617.93

1475.13

258.38

337.21

299.77

324.13

430.86

380.29

 Eastern Sub-Saharan Africa

1336.72

1624.11

1489.44

758.38

918.89

842.86

180.81

217.38

200.28

397.54

487.84

446.30