| Country |
Prevalence
of blindness (%) of total population |
Percentage
of blindness due to cataract |
Prevalence
of cataract (%) |
| Bangladesh |
1.0 |
60 |
0.6 |
| Bhutan |
0.8 |
74 |
0.59 |
| DPR Korea |
0.4 |
50 |
0.2 |
| India |
0.7 |
77 |
0.54 |
| Indonesia |
1.47 |
53 |
0.78 |
| Maldives |
0.8 |
64 |
0.51 |
| Myanmar |
0.9 |
64 |
0.58 |
| Nepal |
0.8 |
72 |
0.58 |
| Sri Lanka |
0.5 |
70 |
0.35 |
| Thailand |
0.31 |
74 |
0.23 |
| Total |
0.82 |
68 |
0.56 |