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Blindness Tables

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

Age White Black Hispanic Other All
40-49 0.12% 0.18% 0.05% 0.11% 0.12%
50-54 0.10% 0.34% 0.11% 0.20% 0.13%
55-59 0.11% 0.52% 0.16% 0.31% 0.17%
60-64 0.14% 0.80% 0.26% 0.47% 0.24%
65-69 0.23% 1.24% 0.40% 0.72% 0.36%
70-74 0.43% 1.91% 0.64% 1.10% 0.62%
75-79 0.99% 2.93% 1.00% 1.67% 1.18%
80+ 9.21% 6.32% 2.15% 3.46% 8.41%
TOTAL 1.02% 0.93% 0.26% 0.51% 0.90%

2010 prevalence rates of blindness by race

  All White Black Hispanic Other
Total Population 142,648,393 103,846,437 15,190,777 14,901,369 8,709,810

 

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

Age White Black Hispanic Other All
40-49 34 10 4 4 52
50-54 16 9 2 3 30
55-59 16 11 3 4 34
60-64 18 13 4 4 39
65-69 23 14 4 5 46
70-74 32 16 5 5 58
75-79 59 18 5 5 87
80+ 867 50 14 14 945
TOTAL 1,065 141 41 44 1,291

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

Female/Age White Black Hispanic Other All
40-49 17 5 2 2 26
50-54 8 5 1 2 16
55-59 8 6 2 2 18
60-64 9 7 2 2 20
65-69 12 8 2 3 25
70-74 17 9 3 3 32
75-79 33 11 3 3 50
80+ 606 35 9 9 659
TOTAL 710 86 24 26 846
Male/Age White Black Hispanic Other All
40-49 17 5 2 2 26
50-54 8 4 1 1 14
55-59 8 5 1 2 16
60-64 9 6 2 2 19
65-69 11 6 2 2 21
70-74 15 7 2 2 26
75-79 26 7 2 2 37
80+ 261 15 5 5 286
TOTAL 355 55 17 18 445

Projections for blindness (2010-2030-2050)

Year All White Black Hispanic Other
2010 1,288,275 1,062,942 141,091 39,416 44,826
2030 2,169,625 1,700,413 252,473 110,894 105,846
2050 4,113,472 3,224,470 423,329 250,784 214,889
  All White Black Hispanic Other
Prevalence 0.009 0.010 0.009 0.003 0.005

Changes of cases between 2000 and 2010

Year Value Short Value
2000 936,309 936
2010 1,288,275 1,288

2000 U.S. prevalent cases of blindness (in thousands) by age and race/ethnicity

Age White Black Hispanic Other All
40-49 38 9 2 2 51
50-54 14 6 2 2 24
55-59 12 7 2 2 23
60-64 13 9 2 2 26
65-69 17 11 2 3 33
70-74 31 14 3 4 52
75-79 58 16 3 4 81
80+ 590 42 8 8 648
TOTAL 773 114 24 27 938

2000 U.S. prevalent cases of blindness (in thousands) by age, gender, and race/ethnicity

Female/Age White Black Hispanic Other All
40-49 19 5 1 1 26
50-54 7 3 1 1 12
55-59 6 4 1 1 12
60-64 7 5 1 1 14
65-69 9 6 1 2 18
70-74 17 8 2 2 29
75-79 34 10 2 2 48
80+ 432 30 5 5 472
TOTAL 531 71 14 15 631
Male/Age White Black Hispanic Other All
40-49 19 4 1 1 25
50-54 7 3 1 1 12
55-59 6 3 1 1 11
60-64 6 4 1 1 12
65-69 8 5 1 1 15
70-74 14 6 1 2 23
75-79 24 6 1 2 33
80+ 158 12 3 3 176
TOTAL 242 43 10 12 307

Last updated: February 7, 2020