Table 3

Blindness prevalence by age group

MenWomenTotal
N% (95% CI)N% (95% CI)N% (95% CI)
50–59 years20.3 (0.0 to 0.8)50.6 (0.1 to 1.1)70.5 (0.1 to 0.9)
60–69 years71.4 (0.4 to 2.4)50.8 (0.1 to 1.5)121.1 (0.5 to 1.7)
70–79 years124.9 (2.4 to 7.4)52.2 (0.4 to 3.9)173.6 (2.1 to 5.0)
80+ years33.4 (0.0 to 7.2)76.7 (1.7 to 11.7)105.2 (1.7 to 8.7)
All 50+ years241.7 (1.0 to 2.3)221.2 (0.7 to 1.8)461.4 (1.0 to 1.9)