In 2020 in Malawi, there were an estimated 1.7 million people with vision loss. Of these, 69,000 people were blind.
Breakdown of vision loss chart
Start by selecting how you would like to examine the data:
- Location: compare up to three different GBD Super Regions, GBD Regions, or countries.
- Time: look at trends in the data between 1990 and 2020.
- Age: look at vision loss in 5 year gaps between 50 to 95 plus.
- Cause: look at how different eye conditions cause vision loss (at GBD Super Region and GBD Region level only).
You can then select the location, year, vision loss measure, age and gender to explore vision loss predicted by the VLEG/GBD 2020 model.
National indicators for eye health services in Malawi
Indicator
Data
Rank
Year Last Reported
Data Source
Cataract surgical service delivery
Effective cataract surgical coverage (eCSC)
13.9%
20 of 20
2010
Ramke et al., 2017
Cataract surgeries performed (annual)
5,000
89 of 120
Cataract surgical rate (CSR) (per million)
268
159 of 176
2019
Ministry of Health or key respondent
Number of eye care personnel by cadre
No. of ophthalmologists
14
2019
Ministry of Health or key respondent
Ophthalmologists per million
0.5
186 of 191
2019
Ministry of Health or key respondent
No. of optometrists
69
2019
Ministry of Health or key respondent
Optometrists per million
3.7
89 of 136
2019
Ministry of Health or key respondent
No. of allied ophthalmic personnel
136
2019
Ministry of Health or key respondent
Allied ophthalmic personnel per million
7
77 of 102
2019
Ministry of Health or key respondent
Data and assessments
Eye health prevalence data survey completed (since 1987)
Prevalence, RAAB
2010
VLEG, RAAB Repository
Eye Care Service Assessment completed?
ECSAT
2019
Ministry of Health or key respondent
National eye health resources and plans
National Eye Health Co-ordinator
Yes
Ministry of Health or key respondent
National Eye Committee
Yes
Ministry of Health or key respondent
National Eye Health Plan
Yes
Ministry of Health or key respondent
National Eye Health Plan Start Date
2017
Ministry of Health or key respondent
National Eye Health Plan End Date
2022
Ministry of Health or key respondent
IAPB members in Malawi:
Members with in-country offices
Website
http://www.bicomalawi.org/
