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Causes of Vision Loss

Diabetic Retinopathy

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Global Australasia Caribbean Central Asia Central Europe Central Europe, Eastern Europe, and Central Asia Central Latin America Central Sub-Saharan Africa East Asia Eastern Europe Eastern Sub-Saharan Africa High-income High-income Asia Pacific High-income North America Latin America and Caribbean North Africa and Middle East Oceania South Asia Southeast Asia Southeast Asia, East Asia, and Oceania Southern Latin America Southern Sub-Saharan Africa Sub-Saharan Africa Tropical Latin America Western Europe Western Sub-Saharan Africa
Global Australasia Caribbean Central Asia Central Europe Central Europe, Eastern Europe, and Central Asia Central Latin America Central Sub-Saharan Africa East Asia Eastern Europe Eastern Sub-Saharan Africa High-income High-income Asia Pacific High-income North America Latin America and Caribbean North Africa and Middle East Oceania South Asia Southeast Asia Southeast Asia, East Asia, and Oceania Southern Latin America Southern Sub-Saharan Africa Sub-Saharan Africa Tropical Latin America Western Europe Western Sub-Saharan Africa
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All agesAdults 50+50 to 5455 to 5960 to 6465 to 6970 to 7475 to 7980 to 8485 to 8990 to 9495 plus
MaleFemaleBoth
GlaucomaCataractMacular degenerationRefractive errorOther vision lossDiabetic retinopathy

Crude prevalence of vision loss due to diabetic retinopathy, Global, South Asia, North Africa and Middle East, 2020

(all ages, males & females)

Source: Data from VLEG/GBD 2020 model, accessed via the IAPB Vision Atlas

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