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Reduce vision loss from age-related macular degeneration — V‑07 Data

National Status: Baseline only

  
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Most Recent Data:
13.2 per 1,000 adults (2023) *

National Target:
10.6 per 1,000  1  *

Desired Direction:
Decrease desired

National Baseline:
13.2 per 1,000 adults aged 45 years and over had visual impairment due to AMD in 2023 2 *

* Age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population.

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Visual impairment due to age-related macular degeneration, 2023 * ◊
(per 1,000 adults)
Decrease desired

Population 2023
Total
13.2
CI 11.4 / 15.2
SE 0.878

Visual impairment due to age-related macular degeneration by Sex, 2023 * ◊
(per 1,000 adults)
Decrease desired

Population 2023
Male
12.1
CI 9.5 / 15.1
SE 1.274
Female
14.0
CI 11.5 / 16.9
SE 1.187

Visual impairment due to age-related macular degeneration by Race/Ethnicity, 2023 * ◊
(per 1,000 adults)
Decrease desired

Population 2023
American Indian or Alaska Native only
4.8
CI 0.0 / 32.9
SE 4.817
Asian only
4.8
CI 1.3 / 12.4
SE 2.239
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander only
DSU
Black or African American only
12.1
CI 6.3 / 21.1
SE 3.292
White only
14.2
CI 12.2 / 16.6
SE 0.983
2 or more races
16.7
CI 4.5 / 42.6
SE 7.777
Hispanic or Latino
9.8
CI 5.7 / 15.6
SE 2.360
Not Hispanic or Latino
13.5
CI 11.5 / 15.8
SE 0.933
American Indian or Alaska Native only, not Hispanic or Latino
6.1
CI 0.0 / 42.2
SE 6.137
Asian only, not Hispanic or Latino
4.1
CI 0.9 / 11.5
SE 2.156
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander only, not Hispanic or Latino
DSU
Black or African American only, not Hispanic or Latino
12.2
CI 6.3 / 21.4
SE 3.378
White only, not Hispanic or Latino
14.2
CI 12.1 / 16.6
SE 0.988
2 or more races, not Hispanic or Latino
18.6
CI 4.9 / 48.0
SE 8.809

Visual impairment due to age-related macular degeneration by Age group, 2023 † ◊
(per 1,000 adults)
Decrease desired

Population 2023
45-64 years
5.0
CI 3.5 / 7.0
SE 0.867
45-54 years
2.3
CI 1.1 / 4.3
SE 0.665
55-64 years
7.7
CI 4.9 / 11.4
SE 1.568
65 years and over
28.3
CI 24.7 / 32.2
SE 1.883
65-74 years
14.1
CI 10.8 / 18.1
SE 1.790
75-84 years
36.0
CI 29.1 / 44.1
SE 3.708
85 years and over
87.0
CI 68.8 / 108.2
SE 9.731

Visual impairment due to age-related macular degeneration by Educational attainment, 2023 * ◊
(per 1,000 adults)
Decrease desired

Population 2023
Less than High school
16.4
CI 10.5 / 24.5
SE 3.149
High school
16.3
CI 12.4 / 21.0
SE 1.905
Some college or Associate degree
12.4
CI 9.3 / 16.1
SE 1.518
4-year college degree or more
9.7
CI 7.3 / 12.5
SE 1.150

Visual impairment due to age-related macular degeneration by Family income (percent poverty threshold), 2023 * ◊
(per 1,000 adults)
Decrease desired

Population 2023
<100
14.9
CI 8.7 / 23.7
SE 3.407
100-199
21.1
CI 15.2 / 28.5
SE 3.094
200-399
13.2
CI 9.9 / 17.3
SE 1.616
400+
9.6
CI 7.3 / 12.4
SE 1.174

Visual impairment due to age-related macular degeneration by Health insurance status (45-64 years), 2023 * ◊
(per 1,000 adults)
Decrease desired

Population 2023
Insured
3.9
CI 2.7 / 5.6
SE 0.670
Private
2.9
CI 1.7 / 4.5
SE 0.607
Public
8.0
CI 4.0 / 14.2
SE 2.287
Uninsured
7.9
CI 1.6 / 23.5
SE 4.582

Visual impairment due to age-related macular degeneration by Geographic location, 2023 * ◊
(per 1,000 adults)
Decrease desired

Population 2023
Metropolitan
12.7
CI 10.8 / 15.0
SE 0.946
Non-metropolitan
15.6
CI 10.9 / 21.7
SE 2.366

Visual impairment due to age-related macular degeneration by Marital status, 2023 * ◊
(per 1,000 adults)
Decrease desired

Population 2023
Married/​Cohabiting partner
10.7
CI 8.7 / 13.1
SE 1.014
Divorced, separated, widowed
19.8
CI 15.6 / 24.8
SE 2.141
Never married
8.3
CI 4.7 / 13.4
SE 1.990

Visual impairment due to age-related macular degeneration by Country of birth, 2023 * ◊
(per 1,000 adults)
Decrease desired

Population 2023
US
14.0
CI 11.9 / 16.3
SE 0.979
Outside US
10.2
CI 6.1 / 15.8
SE 2.254

Visual impairment due to age-related macular degeneration by Veteran status, 2023 * ◊
(per 1,000 adults)
Decrease desired

Population 2023
Veteran
13.4
CI 8.8 / 19.5
SE 2.109
Non-veteran
13.2
CI 11.2 / 15.4
SE 0.965

Visual impairment due to age-related macular degeneration by Disability status, 2023 * ◊
(per 1,000 adults)
Decrease desired

Population 2023
People with disabilities
43.5
CI 35.0 / 53.2
SE 4.441
People without disabilities
7.9
CI 6.4 / 9.6
SE 0.716

Visual impairment due to age-related macular degeneration by Sexual orientation, 2023 * ◊
(per 1,000 adults)
Decrease desired

Population 2023
Straight
13.2
CI 11.3 / 15.4
SE 0.911
Straight, Male
12.6
CI 9.9 / 15.9
SE 1.355
Straight, Female
13.7
CI 11.1 / 16.6
SE 1.196
Gay/​Lesbian
24.2
CI 9.2 / 51.2
SE 9.199
Gay, Male
6.4
CI 0.2 / 32.6
SE 5.238
Gay/​Lesbian, Female
DSU
Bisexual
DSU
Bisexual, Male
DSU
Bisexual, Female
DSU

Disparity