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Reduce vision loss from untreated cataracts — V‑06 Data

National Status: Baseline only

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

National Target:
53.6 per 1,000  1  *

Desired Direction:
Decrease desired

National Baseline:
64.9 per 1,000 adults aged 65 years and over had visual impairment due to untreated cataracts in 2023 2 *

* Age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population.

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

Population 2023
Total
64.9
CI 58.1 / 72.3
SE 4.072

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

Population 2023
Male
58.7
CI 49.3 / 69.4
SE 5.827
Female
70.9
CI 61.1 / 81.7
SE 5.748

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

Population 2023
American Indian or Alaska Native only
DSU
Asian only
19.4
CI 5.3 / 48.9
SE 9.315
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander only
DSU
Black or African American only
65.0
CI 44.8 / 90.7
SE 13.419
White only
69.0
CI 61.1 / 77.5
SE 4.647
2 or more races
DSU
Hispanic or Latino
62.0
CI 38.3 / 93.9
SE 16.027
Not Hispanic or Latino
65.3
CI 58.2 / 72.9
SE 4.186
American Indian or Alaska Native only, not Hispanic or Latino
DSU
Asian only, not Hispanic or Latino
19.6
CI 5.3 / 49.4
SE 9.343
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander only, not Hispanic or Latino
DSU
Black or African American only, not Hispanic or Latino
66.7
CI 46.0 / 92.9
SE 13.727
White only, not Hispanic or Latino
68.5
CI 60.6 / 77.2
SE 4.674
2 or more races, not Hispanic or Latino
DSU

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

Population 2023
65 years and over
57.3
CI 51.0 / 64.1
SE 3.281
65-74 years
47.3
CI 40.4 / 54.9
SE 3.614
75-84 years
86.0
CI 70.1 / 104.2
SE 8.464
85 years and over
76.0
CI 46.2 / 116.5
SE 16.869

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

Population 2023
Less than High school
71.6
CI 49.3 / 99.8
SE 12.945
High school
56.0
CI 44.2 / 69.9
SE 6.927
Some college or Associate degree
70.8
CI 58.3 / 84.9
SE 8.054
4-year college degree or more
63.7
CI 52.0 / 77.0
SE 7.142

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

Population 2023
<100
73.4
CI 45.9 / 110.0
SE 16.791
100-199
72.2
CI 56.6 / 90.5
SE 8.934
200-399
61.1
CI 48.7 / 75.5
SE 7.697
400+
61.8
CI 50.4 / 74.8
SE 7.185

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

Population 2023
Metropolitan
63.3
CI 55.7 / 71.5
SE 4.491
Non-metropolitan
74.0
CI 58.5 / 92.1
SE 9.582

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

Population 2023
Married/​Cohabiting partner
61.2
CI 52.4 / 70.9
SE 5.343
Divorced, separated, widowed
69.9
CI 57.9 / 83.4
SE 6.773
Never married
58.1
CI 35.0 / 90.0
SE 17.006

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

Population 2023
US
66.4
CI 59.0 / 74.6
SE 4.438
Outside US
54.5
CI 36.9 / 77.1
SE 11.433

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

Population 2023
Veteran
69.4
CI 51.4 / 91.2
SE 9.831
Non-veteran
62.8
CI 55.2 / 71.0
SE 4.684

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

Population 2023
People with disabilities
115.7
CI 91.1 / 144.2
SE 13.371
People without disabilities
54.3
CI 47.8 / 61.5
SE 4.000

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

Population 2023
Straight
63.9
CI 57.0 / 71.4
SE 4.122
Straight, Male
58.8
CI 49.1 / 69.6
SE 5.904
Straight, Female
68.9
CI 59.1 / 79.7
SE 5.776
Gay/​Lesbian
DSU
Gay, Male
DSU
Gay/​Lesbian, Female
DSU
Bisexual
DSU
Bisexual, Male
DSU
Bisexual, Female
DSU

Disparity