Table 1

Prevalence of low vision in all populations (persons living at home or in institutions). 95% confidence interval. n.e. not estimable

Age (years) Persons living in institution and at home (n = 58,096,060)
Prevalence of low vision
Prevalence of blindness

0–9
0.62% [0.32%,1.20%]
<0.001% [0.00%,2.37%]
10–19
0.27% [0.12%,0.60%]
0.03% [0.00%,0.45%]
20–29
1.34% [0.77%,2.33%]
0.02% [0.00%,0.42%]
30–39
0.29% [0.14%,0.63%]
0.02% [0.00%,0.39%]
40–49
1.91% [1.13%,3.21%]
0.06% [0.01%,0.59%]
50–59
1.30% [0.73%,2.31%]
0.11% [0.01%,0.99%]
60–69
3.06% [1.82%,5.11%]
0.21% [0.03%,1.65%]
70–79
5.92% [3.64%,9.48%]
0.09% [0.01%,0.97%]
80–89
14.10% [8.90%,21.62%]
0.91% [0.12%,6.4%]
90–99
23.13% [14.18%,35.41%]
4.73% [0.68%,26.43%]
100 +
33.71% [n.e.]
3.27% [n.e.]

Lafuma et al. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2006 4:34   doi:10.1186/1477-7525-4-34