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Prevalence of night blindness (WHO (2017))
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2005; countries can have different observation years.
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Key Insights
Global Average
1.0%
Median: 0.6%
Countries Covered
156
with available data
Highest
Marshall Islands
8.5%
Lowest
Bangladesh
0.0%
Top 5 Countries
1Marshall Islands8.5%
2Sudan8.5%
3Zambia6.2%
4Ethiopia4.9%
5Sierra Leone3.4%
By Region
Africa1.3%(9 countries)
Other1.1%(108 countries)
South America0.7%(7 countries)
Europe0.6%(12 countries)
North America0.6%(2 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (0.0%)High (8.5%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 1.0%)
Africa (9)
Other (108)
South America (7)
Europe (12)
North America (2)
Asia (18)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest
About This Statistic
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2005; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marshall Islands | 8.5% |
| 2 | Sudan | 8.5% |
| 3 | Zambia | 6.2% |
| 4 | Ethiopia | 4.9% |
| 5 | Sierra Leone | 3.4% |
| 6 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 3.1% |
| 7 | Armenia | 2.9% |
| 8 | Liberia | 2.6% |
| 9 | Rwanda | 2.6% |
| 10 | Somalia | 2.3% |
| 11 | Nigeria | 2.2% |
| 12 | Malawi | 2.1% |
| 13 | Niger | 2.1% |
| 14 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 1.9% |
| 15 | Equatorial Guinea | 1.9% |
| 16 | Eswatini | 1.9% |
| 17 | Tajikistan | 1.9% |
| 18 | Cameroon | 1.7% |
| 19 | Madagascar | 1.7% |
| 20 | Mali | 1.7% |
| 21 | Turkmenistan | 1.7% |
| 22 | United Republic of Tanzania | 1.6% |
| 23 | Cote d'Ivoire | 1.5% |
| 24 | Uganda | 1.5% |
| 25 | Burkina Faso | 1.5% |
| 26 | Kenya | 1.4% |
| 27 | Guinea-Bissau | 1.4% |
| 28 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1.4% |
| 29 | Angola | 1.4% |
| 30 | Burundi | 1.3% |
| 31 | Azerbaijan | 1.3% |
| 32 | Botswana | 1.3% |
| 33 | Central African Republic | 1.2% |
| 34 | Chad | 1.2% |
| 35 | Kazakhstan | 1.2% |
| 36 | Maldives | 1.2% |
| 37 | Mauritania | 1.2% |
| 38 | Togo | 1.2% |
| 39 | Myanmar | 1.1% |
| 40 | Guyana | 1.1% |
| 41 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.1% |
| 42 | Timor-Leste | 1.1% |
| 43 | Uzbekistan | 1.1% |
| 44 | Mozambique | 1.0% |
| 45 | Bolivia | 1.0% |
| 46 | Benin | 0.9% |
| 47 | Djibouti | 0.9% |
| 48 | Gabon | 0.9% |
| 49 | Kiribati | 0.9% |
| 50 | Lesotho | 0.9% |
| 51 | South Africa | 0.9% |
| 52 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 0.9% |
| 53 | Sri Lanka | 0.8% |
| 54 | Georgia | 0.8% |
| 55 | Guinea | 0.8% |
| 56 | Namibia | 0.8% |
| 57 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.8% |
| 58 | Tuvalu | 0.8% |
| 59 | Afghanistan | 0.8% |
| 60 | Cambodia | 0.7% |
| 61 | Estonia | 0.7% |
| 62 | Haiti | 0.7% |
| 63 | Iraq | 0.7% |
| 64 | Latvia | 0.7% |
| 65 | Moldova, Republic of | 0.7% |
| 66 | Peru | 0.7% |
| 67 | Philippines | 0.7% |
| 68 | Russian Federation | 0.7% |
| 69 | Senegal | 0.7% |
| 70 | Suriname | 0.7% |
| 71 | Tonga | 0.7% |
| 72 | Ukraine | 0.7% |
| 73 | Uruguay | 0.7% |
| 74 | Yemen | 0.7% |
| 75 | Argentina | 0.7% |
| 76 | Barbados | 0.7% |
| 77 | Brazil | 0.7% |
| 78 | Bulgaria | 0.6% |
| 79 | Belarus | 0.6% |
| 80 | Chile | 0.6% |
| 81 | Colombia | 0.6% |
| 82 | Republic of the Congo | 0.6% |
| 83 | Cuba | 0.6% |
| 84 | Czech Republic | 0.6% |
| 85 | Dominican Republic | 0.6% |
| 86 | Ecuador | 0.6% |
| 87 | Fiji | 0.6% |
| 88 | Grenada | 0.6% |
| 89 | Hungary | 0.6% |
| 90 | India | 0.6% |
| 91 | Indonesia | 0.6% |
| 92 | Jordan | 0.6% |
| 93 | Lebanon | 0.6% |
| 94 | Libya | 0.6% |
| 95 | Lithuania | 0.6% |
| 96 | Mexico | 0.6% |
| 97 | Montenegro | 0.6% |
| 98 | Nauru | 0.6% |
| 99 | Niue | 0.6% |
| 100 | Palau | 0.6% |
| 101 | Panama | 0.6% |
| 102 | Paraguay | 0.6% |
| 103 | Poland | 0.6% |
| 104 | Romania | 0.6% |
| 105 | Saint Lucia | 0.6% |
| 106 | Serbia | 0.6% |
| 107 | Seychelles | 0.6% |
| 108 | Slovakia | 0.6% |
| 109 | Thailand | 0.6% |
| 110 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.6% |
| 111 | Türkiye | 0.6% |
| 112 | Venezuela | 0.6% |
| 113 | Samoa | 0.6% |
| 114 | Albania | 0.6% |
| 115 | Comoros | 0.5% |
| 116 | Cook Islands | 0.5% |
| 117 | Costa Rica | 0.5% |
| 118 | Croatia | 0.5% |
| 119 | El Salvador | 0.5% |
| 120 | Eritrea | 0.5% |
| 121 | Guatemala | 0.5% |
| 122 | Honduras | 0.5% |
| 123 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 0.5% |
| 124 | Jamaica | 0.5% |
| 125 | Malaysia | 0.5% |
| 126 | Malta | 0.5% |
| 127 | Mauritius | 0.5% |
| 128 | Mongolia | 0.5% |
| 129 | Nicaragua | 0.5% |
| 130 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 0.5% |
| 131 | Pakistan | 0.5% |
| 132 | Papua New Guinea | 0.5% |
| 133 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.5% |
| 134 | Algeria | 0.5% |
| 135 | Bhutan | 0.5% |
| 136 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.5% |
| 137 | Belize | 0.5% |
| 138 | Dominica | 0.4% |
| 139 | Ghana | 0.4% |
| 140 | Oman | 0.4% |
| 141 | Saudi Arabia | 0.4% |
| 142 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.4% |
| 143 | Tunisia | 0.4% |
| 144 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.4% |
| 145 | Solomon Islands | 0.4% |
| 146 | North Korea | 0.3% |
| 147 | Nepal | 0.3% |
| 148 | Zimbabwe | 0.3% |
| 149 | Vanuatu | 0.2% |
| 150 | People's Republic of China | 0.1% |
| 151 | Morocco | 0.1% |
| 152 | Egypt | 0.1% |
| 153 | Cape Verde | 0.0% |
| 154 | Republic of The Gambia | 0.0% |
| 155 | Vietnam | 0.0% |
| 156 | Bangladesh | 0.0% |
Showing 156 of 156 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2005).
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