Incidence and Prevalence
AMD is the leading cause of vision loss in people aged ≥50 years in developed countries. Global prevalence estimates (% of people with the disease in the global population) indicate that AMD affects 9% of people aged between 45–85 years worldwide. Globally, it is estimated that approximately 196 million people will have AMD by 2020, and this number is expected to increase to 288 million by 2040 as a result of population ageing1
A recent update from the Vision Loss Expert Group found that in 2020 1.85 million people were blind due to AMD and another 6.23 million presented with moderate or severe vision impairment – MSVI. From 2000 to 2020 there was a reduction in the crude prevalence of AMD –related blindness globally and an increase in AMD-related MSVI2.