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Prevalence of night blindness (WHO (2009))

% · higher is better · 154 countries

Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0); underlying sources incl. V-DemCC BY 4.0updated 2005

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  1. 1Ethiopia22.1%
  2. 2Nepal19.6%
  3. 3Mali19.1%
  4. 4Guinea17.8%
  5. 5Niger17.1%
  6. 6Bolivia14.1%
  7. 7Timor-Leste13.4%
  8. 8Central African Republic13.3%
  9. 8Liberia13.3%
  10. 9Burkina Faso13%
  11. 10Somalia, Fed. Rep.12.8%
  12. 11Senegal12.7%
  13. 12Afghanistan12.5%
  14. 13India12.1%
  15. 14Lao PDR11.9%
  16. 15Vanuatu11.8%
  17. 16Eritrea11.6%
  18. 17Guinea-Bissau11.3%
  19. 18Angola10.9%
  20. 19Gabon10.5%
  21. 20Congo, Dem. Rep.10.4%
  22. 21Papua New Guinea10.3%
  23. 21Cote d'Ivoire10.3%
  24. 22Benin9.9%
  25. 23Yemen, Rep.9.8%
  26. 24Mauritania9.7%
  27. 24Sierra Leone9.7%
  28. 25Sudan9.6%
  29. 26Togo9.5%
  30. 27Comoros9.4%
  31. 27Haiti9.4%
  32. 28Djibouti9.1%
  33. 29Naoero8.9%
  34. 30Equatorial Guinea8.3%
  35. 30Uganda8.3%
  36. 31Congo, Rep.8%
  37. 31Burundi8%
  38. 31Cambodia8%
  39. 32Rwanda7.9%
  40. 32Philippines7.9%
  41. 32Gambia, The7.9%
  42. 33Pakistan7.8%
  43. 34Nigeria7.7%
  44. 34Ghana7.7%
  45. 35Madagascar7.5%
  46. 36Iraq7%
  47. 37Guatemala6.8%
  48. 37Bhutan6.8%
  49. 38Cabo Verde6.7%
  50. 39Solomon Islands6.6%
  51. 40Peru6.5%
  52. 40Bangladesh6.5%
  53. 41Kenya6.4%
  54. 42Namibia6.2%
  55. 43Cameroon6%
  56. 44Malawi5.8%
  57. 45Zambia5.7%
  58. 46Turkiye5.4%
  59. 47Algeria5.3%
  60. 47Korea, Dem. People's Rep.5.3%
  61. 47Mozambique5.3%
  62. 48Saudi Arabia5.1%
  63. 48Nicaragua5.1%
  64. 48Moldova5.1%
  65. 49Egypt, Arab Rep.5%
  66. 49Sao Tome and Principe5%
  67. 50Suriname4.8%
  68. 50Honduras4.8%
  69. 51Panama4.7%
  70. 51Venezuela, RB4.7%
  71. 52Syrian Arab Republic4.6%
  72. 52Zimbabwe4.6%
  73. 52Belize4.6%
  74. 52Maldives4.6%
  75. 52Kiribati4.6%
  76. 53Dominican Republic4.5%
  77. 53Tunisia4.5%
  78. 53Paraguay4.5%
  79. 53Bosnia and Herzegovina4.5%
  80. 53Jamaica4.5%
  81. 53South Africa4.5%
  82. 54Costa Rica4.4%
  83. 54Lesotho4.4%
  84. 54Oman4.4%
  85. 54Malaysia4.4%
  86. 54Jordan4.4%
  87. 55Botswana4.3%
  88. 55Marshall Islands4.3%
  89. 55El Salvador4.3%
  90. 56China4.2%
  91. 56Libya4.2%
  92. 57Colombia4.1%
  93. 57Viet Nam4.1%
  94. 57Eswatini4.1%
  95. 58Mauritius4%
  96. 58Iran, Islamic Rep.4%
  97. 59Antigua and Barbuda3.9%
  98. 60Tajikistan3.8%
  99. 60Mexico3.8%
  100. 60Fiji3.8%
  101. 60St. Vincent and the Grenadines3.8%
  102. 61Trinidad and Tobago3.7%
  103. 61Thailand3.7%
  104. 61Palau3.7%
  105. 61St. Lucia3.7%
  106. 61Ecuador3.7%
  107. 61Malta3.7%
  108. 61Lebanon3.7%
  109. 61Georgia3.7%
  110. 62Tuvalu3.6%
  111. 62Micronesia, Fed. Sts.3.6%
  112. 62Dominica3.6%
  113. 63Brazil3.5%
  114. 63Sri Lanka3.5%
  115. 63Guyana3.5%
  116. 64Chile3.4%
  117. 64Mongolia3.4%
  118. 64Turkmenistan3.4%
  119. 64Uzbekistan3.4%
  120. 65Azerbaijan3.3%
  121. 65North Macedonia3.3%
  122. 65Samoa3.3%
  123. 65Montenegro3.3%
  124. 65Serbia3.3%
  125. 65Kyrgyz Republic3.3%
  126. 66Uruguay3.2%
  127. 66Armenia3.2%
  128. 66Albania3.2%
  129. 66Argentina3.2%
  130. 66Grenada3.2%
  131. 66Seychelles3.2%
  132. 66Barbados3.2%
  133. 67Tonga3%
  134. 67Croatia3%
  135. 67Romania3%
  136. 67Cuba3%
  137. 68St. Kitts and Nevis2.9%
  138. 68Slovak Republic2.9%
  139. 68Czechia2.9%
  140. 69Poland2.8%
  141. 69Bulgaria2.8%
  142. 69Russian Federation2.8%
  143. 70Hungary2.7%
  144. 70Tanzania2.7%
  145. 70Chad2.7%
  146. 71Belarus2.6%
  147. 71Estonia2.6%
  148. 71Lithuania2.6%
  149. 71Latvia2.6%
  150. 71Kazakhstan2.6%
  151. 72Ukraine2.5%
  152. 73Morocco2.2%
  153. 74Indonesia1.7%
  154. 75Myanmar1.1%

Prevalence of night blindness (WHO (2009))