People aged 40 to 80 with glaucoma worldwide, projected for 2020
76.0 million
people, worldwide, ages 40 to 80
“In 2013, the number of people (aged 40-80 years) with glaucoma worldwide was estimated to be 64.3 million, increasing to 76.0 million in 2020 and 111.8 million in 2040.”
- Kind of source
- Peer-reviewed study
- Read on
- 2026-11-06
- Daily check
- Quote found at the source on 2026-11-06
- What to know
- A projection of a pooled prevalence (3.54% at ages 40 to 80, from 50 population-based studies) onto UN population data; open-angle and angle-closure glaucoma together.
- About
- Glaucoma
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Kept as evidence; no figure on the platform is computed from it yet.