Table 2

Age-standardised and sex-standardised magnitude of blindness and visual impairment

MenWomenTotal
N% (95% CI)N% (95% CI)N% (95% CI)
Blindness63651.4 (0.8 to 2.1)54871.3 (0.7 to 1.8)11 8521.3 (0.9 to 1.8)
Severe VI56921.4 (0.8 to 1.9)56671.3 (0.8 to 1.8)11 3601.3 (0.9 to 1.7)
Moderate VI47 51510.6 (8.7 to 12.4)67 29315.4 (13.1 to 17.8)114 80713.0 (11.2 to 14.7)
Early VI53 05611.8 (10 to 14.4)72 76116.7 (14.5 to 18.8)125 82014.2 (12.7 to 15.7)
Functional low vision50941.1 (0.6 to 1.7)11 1322.6 (1.8 to 3.3)16 2301.8 (1.3 to 2.3)
  • VI, visual impairment.