Prevalence and Incidence of Cataracts

Prevalance of Cataracts:

5,500,000 people have a cataract interfering with their vision in the US (Research to Prevent Blindness, NISE, NSF) ... see also overview of Cataracts.

Prevalance Rate:

approx 1 in 49 or 2.02% or 5.5 million people in USA [Source statistic for calcuation: "5,500,000 people have a cataract interfering with their vision in the US (Research to Prevent Blindness, NISE, NSF)" -- see also general information about data sources]

Incidence (annual) of Cataracts:

400,000 new cases of cataract occur each year in the US (Research to Prevent Blindness, NISE, NSF) ... see also overview of Cataracts.

Incidence Rate:

approx 1 in 679 or 0.15% or 400,000 people in USA [Source statistic for calcuation: "400,000 new cases of cataract occur each year in the US (Research to Prevent Blindness, NISE, NSF)" -- see also general information about data sources]

Incidence extrapolations for USA for Cataracts:

400,000 per year, 33,333 per month, 7,692 per week, 1,095 per day, 45 per hour, 0 per minute, 0 per second. [Source statistic for calculation: "400,000 new cases of cataract occur each year in the US (Research to Prevent Blindness, NISE, NSF)" -- see also general information about data sources]

Prevelance statistics for Cataracts:

The following statistics relate to the prevalence of Cataracts:

• 58 per 1000 with cataracts (NHIS95)
• 2.0% of population self-reported having a cataract in Australia 2001 (ABS 2001 National Health Survey, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
• 1.5% of male population self-reported having a cataract in Australia 2001 (ABS 2001 National Health Survey, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
• 2.4% of female population self-reported having a cataract in Australia 2001 (ABS 2001 National Health Survey, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
• 361,000 people self-reported having a cataract in Australia 2001 (ABS 2001 National Health Survey, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
• 239,000 women self-reported having a cataract in Australia 2001 (ABS 2001 National Health Survey, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
• 122,000 men self-reported having a cataract in Australia 2001 (ABS 2001 National Health Survey, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
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Incidence statistics for Cataracts:

The following statistics relate to the incidence of Cataracts:

• 1 infants were born alive with congenital cataracts in the UK 2002 (University of Ulster, 2003)
• 0 fetal deaths or still births occurred due to congenital cataracts in the UK 2002 (University of Ulster, 2003)
• 0 cases of induced abortions occurred following prenatal diagnosis of congenital cataracts in the UK 2002 (University of Ulster, 2003)
• Congenital cataracts occurred in 0.34 per 10,000 births in the UK 2002 (University of Ulster, 2003)
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Types of Cataracts

Statistics about types of Cataracts:

• 0.34 per 10,000 births in the UK 2002 for congenital cataracts (University of Ulster, 2003)
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