Table 1 Prevalent cases and YLDs due to vision loss in 2019 and the percentage change in the age-standardised rates during the period 1990–2019

North Africa and Middle East

32,493,045

(28,615,366, 36,578,053)

7040

(6195, 8002.7)

-11.1

(-12.5, -9.7)

1,392,915

(974,014, 1,910,579)

314.5

(222.1, 427.6)

-24.3

(-27.6, -20.8)

Afghanistan

1,474,739

(1,314,180, 1,645,083)

8669.4

(7701.8, 9803.8)

-3.6

(-7.7, 0.4)

70,486

(49,969, 97,331)

469.6

(333, 632.8)

-3.2

(-8.2, 2.4)

Algeria

2,511,456

(2,197,306, 2,862,411)

7245

(6385.7, 8220.5)

-10.5

(-13.8, -6.5)

107,179

(75,493, 146,663)

321.4

(227.7, 436.8)

-24.1

(-27.6, -20)

Bahrain

76,991

(66,529, 89,429)

6935.5

(6090.8, 7906.9)

-10.5

(-14, -7.4)

2871

(1974, 4061)

286.9

(201.3, 392.2)

-25.3

(-29.5, -20.9)

Egypt

5,286,491

(4,663,456, 5,958,968)

7587.6

(6689.1, 8589)

-11

(-14.9, -7.6)

216,390

(148,682, 300,116)

330.5

(230.6, 453.4)

-25.1

(-28.9, -21)

Iran

5,189,421

(4,674,982, 5,752,587)

7008.8

(6299.5, 7778)

-13.7

(-14.7, -12.8)

270,459

(191,734, 365,108)

376.1

(267.1, 505.8)

-24.9

(-27.2, -22.2)

Iraq

1,894,229

(1,668,248, 2,145,094)

7188.6

(6332, 8194.2)

-11.8

(-15.5, -8)

78,123

(53,982, 108,201)

316.4

(224, 429.6)

-23.9

(-27.6, -20)

Jordan

466,915

(405,676, 535,643)

6310.5

(5472.6, 7295.9)

-10.8

(-14.8, -7.2)

16,879

(11,445, 23,944)

240.7

(167.7, 334.3)

-22.7

(-26.8, -18.5)

Kuwait

201,027

(175,623, 228,226)

6651.8

(5863.9, 7604.1)

-8.6

(-12.2, -4.9)

7646

(5182, 10,814)

271.7

(191.1, 373.8)

-19.1

(-22.4, -15.5)

Lebanon

385,543

(342,104, 435,490)

7436.8

(6593, 8386.3)

-11.8

(-15.8, -7.7)

15,959

(11,170, 21,721)

307.7

(215.6, 419.2)

-25.9

(-30.2, -20.9)

Libya

376,092

(329,144, 427,264)

7050.9

(6199.1, 8055.7)

-10.1

(-13.7, -6.7)

16,762

(11,915, 22,769)

330.2

(233.9, 448.1)

-22

(-26.9, -16.8)

Morocco

2,184,191

(1,873,215, 2,523,626)

6959.9

(6023.5, 8005.7)

-7.8

(-11.9, -3.1)

83,195

(57,658, 116,064)

275.4

(193, 379.9)

-18.4

(-23, -13.7)

Oman

241,576

(214,912, 267,605)

9139

(8275.2, 10048.7)

5.4

(-0.6, 12.5)

10,623

(7367, 14,582)

455

(325.7, 615.3)

1.7

(-6, 9.7)

Palestine

204,793

(180,608, 231,746)

7198.3

(6302.3, 8226.7)

-13.3

(-16.7, -9.3)

7957

(5452, 11,096)

299.4

(210.7, 410.3)

-26.4

(-30.2, -22.6)

Qatar

102,405

(88,628, 117,818)

6790.4

(5968.2, 7648.3)

-12.8

(-16.2, -9.3)

3840

(2602, 5445)

287.4

(202.4, 394.4)

-29.9

(-35.2, -24.4)

Saudi Arabia

1,824,520

(1,641,659, 2,026,299)

8343.9

(7539.1, 9197.3)

-20.9

(-23.8, -18)

89,963

(63,397, 122,806)

464.8

(332, 621.9)

-42.2

(-46.1, -37.8)

Sudan

1,660,823

(1,463,490, 1,863,433)

7423.2

(6473.5, 8474.1)

-13

(-16.6, -9.5)

77,359

(54,679, 106,068)

373.4

(266.5, 503.1)

-26.8

(-31.4, -21.3)

Syrian Arab Republic

929,351

(811,162, 1,053,224)

7392.1

(6532.1, 8363)

-11.2

(-14.3, -7.7)

39,642

(27,816, 54,424)

331.2

(233.8, 451)

-25.6

(-29.3, -21.3)

Tunisia

791,531

(673,946, 927,901)

6454.9

(5518.5, 7537.4)

-11.9

(-15.7, -7.9)

33,503

(23,412, 45,643)

278.7

(196.6, 378)

-29.9

(-34.4, -25)

Turkey

5,118,215

(4,339,121, 5,961,223)

5923.4

(5060.1, 6903.4)

-8.9

(-14, -3.7)

179,407

(123,563, 248,271)

210.7

(145.3, 290.9)

-23.2

(-28.3, -17.7)

United Arab Emirates

356,229

(301,396, 412,926)

6690.6

(5880.4, 7633.2)

-12

(-15.1, -8.8)

13,430

(9159, 18,934)

288.5

(202.2, 392.1)

-24.1

(-27.5, -20.5)

Yemen

1,183,493

(1,033,235, 1,344,694)

7385.7

(6405.5, 8500.9)

-1.1

(-6.6, 4.6)

49,827

(34,834, 68,627)

335.5

(238, 452.9)

-6.2

(-12, 0.3)