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Reduce vision loss from glaucoma — V‑05 Data

National Status: Baseline only

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

National Target:
12.5 per 1,000  1  *

Desired Direction:
Decrease desired

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

* Age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population.

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Visual impairment due to glaucoma, 2023 * ◊
(per 1,000 adults)
Decrease desired

Population 2023
Total
15.4
CI 13.3 / 17.7
SE 1.049

Visual impairment due to glaucoma by Sex, 2023 * ◊
(per 1,000 adults)
Decrease desired

Population 2023
Male
15.4
CI 12.3 / 18.9
SE 1.593
Female
15.3
CI 12.6 / 18.4
SE 1.350

Visual impairment due to glaucoma by Race/Ethnicity, 2023 * ◊
(per 1,000 adults)
Decrease desired

Population 2023
American Indian or Alaska Native only
DSU
Asian only
10.3
CI 4.5 / 20.0
SE 3.403
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander only
DSU
Black or African American only
33.8
CI 24.9 / 44.8
SE 4.582
White only
12.2
CI 10.2 / 14.6
SE 1.041
2 or more races
DSU
Hispanic or Latino
23.4
CI 15.7 / 33.4
SE 4.242
Not Hispanic or Latino
14.5
CI 12.4 / 16.8
SE 1.079
American Indian or Alaska Native only, not Hispanic or Latino
DSU
Asian only, not Hispanic or Latino
10.4
CI 4.6 / 20.2
SE 3.447
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander only, not Hispanic or Latino
DSU
Black or African American only, not Hispanic or Latino
34.6
CI 25.5 / 45.8
SE 4.690
White only, not Hispanic or Latino
11.3
CI 9.3 / 13.6
SE 1.015
2 or more races, not Hispanic or Latino
DSU

Visual impairment due to glaucoma by Age group, 2023 † ◊
(per 1,000 adults)
Decrease desired

Population 2023
45-64 years
7.8
CI 5.8 / 10.3
SE 1.094
45-54 years
5.9
CI 3.4 / 9.6
SE 1.480
55-64 years
9.6
CI 6.7 / 13.4
SE 1.637
65 years and over
29.0
CI 25.1 / 33.4
SE 2.068
65-74 years
18.2
CI 14.3 / 22.9
SE 2.124
75-84 years
33.2
CI 26.2 / 41.3
SE 3.736
85 years and over
79.0
CI 58.4 / 104.0
SE 11.190

Visual impairment due to glaucoma by Educational attainment, 2023 * ◊
(per 1,000 adults)
Decrease desired

Population 2023
Less than High school
25.9
CI 18.1 / 35.9
SE 3.636
High school
17.4
CI 13.2 / 22.4
SE 2.146
Some college or Associate degree
15.4
CI 11.6 / 19.9
SE 2.123
4-year college degree or more
9.1
CI 6.8 / 11.8
SE 1.190

Visual impairment due to glaucoma by Family income (percent poverty threshold), 2023 * ◊
(per 1,000 adults)
Decrease desired

Population 2023
<100
29.6
CI 21.0 / 40.5
SE 4.293
100-199
21.2
CI 15.7 / 27.9
SE 2.821
200-399
15.6
CI 11.6 / 20.7
SE 2.338
400+
10.0
CI 7.4 / 13.2
SE 1.374

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

Population 2023
Insured
8.0
CI 5.9 / 10.7
SE 1.204
Private
5.0
CI 3.3 / 7.3
SE 1.008
Public
19.9
CI 12.1 / 30.7
SE 4.565
Uninsured
2.7
CI 0.3 / 9.7
SE 1.626

Visual impairment due to glaucoma by Geographic location, 2023 * ◊
(per 1,000 adults)
Decrease desired

Population 2023
Metropolitan
15.9
CI 13.5 / 18.5
SE 1.174
Non-metropolitan
12.9
CI 8.9 / 18.1
SE 2.244

Visual impairment due to glaucoma by Marital status, 2023 * ◊
(per 1,000 adults)
Decrease desired

Population 2023
Married/​Cohabiting partner
13.2
CI 10.6 / 16.2
SE 1.340
Divorced, separated, widowed
19.1
CI 15.3 / 23.5
SE 1.988
Never married
16.5
CI 11.2 / 23.3
SE 2.939

Visual impairment due to glaucoma by Country of birth, 2023 * ◊
(per 1,000 adults)
Decrease desired

Population 2023
US
15.3
CI 13.0 / 17.9
SE 1.203
Outside US
17.1
CI 11.6 / 24.2
SE 2.951

Visual impairment due to glaucoma by Veteran status, 2023 * ◊
(per 1,000 adults)
Decrease desired

Population 2023
Veteran
22.0
CI 15.2 / 30.7
SE 4.320
Non-veteran
14.7
CI 12.5 / 17.2
SE 1.096

Visual impairment due to glaucoma by Disability status, 2023 * ◊
(per 1,000 adults)
Decrease desired

Population 2023
People with disabilities
47.8
CI 38.6 / 58.4
SE 5.600
People without disabilities
9.9
CI 8.2 / 11.9
SE 0.891

Visual impairment due to glaucoma by Sexual orientation, 2023 * ◊
(per 1,000 adults)
Decrease desired

Population 2023
Straight
15.5
CI 13.4 / 17.9
SE 1.085
Straight, Male
15.7
CI 12.5 / 19.5
SE 1.696
Straight, Female
15.3
CI 12.6 / 18.3
SE 1.326
Gay/​Lesbian
4.6
CI 0.2 / 21.3
SE 3.436
Gay, Male
8.4
CI 0.6 / 35.8
SE 6.215
Gay/​Lesbian, Female
DSU
Bisexual
DSU
Bisexual, Male
DSU
Bisexual, Female
DSU

Disparity