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Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) Tables

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2010 U.S. age-specific prevalence rates for AMD by age and race/ethnicity

Age White Black Hispanic Other All
50-54 0.27% 0.56% 0.55% 0.56% 0.36%
55-59 0.32% 0.68% 0.67% 0.68% 0.41%
60-64 0.49% 0.83% 0.82% 0.83% 0.57%
65-69 0.88% 1.02% 1.01% 1.01% 0.91%
70-74 1.74% 1.25% 1.24% 1.23% 1.63%
75-79 3.57% 1.53% 1.51% 1.51% 3.16%
80+ 13.59% 2.22% 2.12% 2.13% 11.73%
TOTAL 2.46% 0.94% 0.90% 0.92% 2.09%

2010 prevalence rates of AMD by race

  All White Black Hispanic Other
Prevalence 0.021 0.025 0.009 0.009 0.009

2010 U.S. prevalent cases of AMD (in thousands) by age and race/ethnicity

Age White Black Hispanic Other All
50-54 43 14 13 8 78
55-59 45 15 13 8 81
60-64 62 14 11 8 95
65-69 85 12 9 6 112
70-74 126 11 9 6 152
75-79 209 11 7 6 233
80+ 1,279 20 14 8 1,321
TOTAL 1,849 97 76 50 2,072

2010 U.S. prevalent cases of AMD (in thousands) by age, gender, and race/ethnicity

Female/Age White Black Hispanic Other All
50-54 16 9 8 5 38
55-59 16 10 8 5 39
60-64 23 9 7 5 44
65-69 35 8 6 4 53
70-74 60 7 6 4 77
75-79 114 7 5 4 130
80+ 935 14 10 6 965
TOTAL 1,199 64 50 33 1,346
Male/Age White Black Hispanic Other All
50-54 27 5 5 3 40
55-59 29 5 5 3 42
60-64 39 5 4 3 51
65-69 50 4 3 2 59
70-74 66 4 3 2 75
75-79 95 4 2 2 103
80+ 344 6 4 2 356
TOTAL 650 33 26 17 726

Projections for AMD (2010-2030-2050)

Year All White Black Hispanic Other
2010 2,069,403 1,850,413 92,035 76,202 50,752
2030 3,664,044 3,114,721 177,707 239,962 131,654
2050 5,442,265 4,520,743 247,075 446,478 227,969

Changes of cases between 2000 and 2010

Year Value Short Value
2000 1,749,382 1,749
2010 2,069,403 2,069

Last updated: February 7, 2020