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Prevalence Statistics for Types of Hyperopia

Prevalence Statistics for Types of Hyperopia

The information below shows a list of types of Hyperopia, with information as to the prevalence of each of these types. Estimates of the people affected are calculated based on the available statistic.

Disease	Prevalence Estimate	US people estimate	Statistic Used for Calculation
Hyperopia (overall)	approx 1 in 4 or 22.40% or 60.9 million people in USA	60,927,998	22.4% of population self-reported having long-sightedness in Australia 2001 (ABS 2001 National Health Survey, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
Presbyopia	approx 1 in 11 or 9.00% or 24.5 million people in USA	24,480,000	9.0% of population self-reported having presbyopia in Australia 2001 (ABS 2001 National Health Survey, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)

Prevalence Statistics for Hyperopia

Prevalance of Hyperopia:

22.4% of population self-reported having long-sightedness in Australia 2001 (ABS 2001 National Health Survey, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)

Prevalance Rate:

approx 1 in 4 or 22.40% or 60.9 million people in USA [about data]

Prevelance statistics about Hyperopia:

The following statistics relate to the prevalence of Hyperopia:

• 1,867,000 men self-reported having long-sightedness in Australia 2001 (ABS 2001 National Health Survey, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
• 2,343,000 women self-reported having long-sightedness in Australia 2001 (ABS 2001 National Health Survey, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
• 4,210,000 people self-reported having long-sightedness in Australia 2001 (ABS 2001 National Health Survey, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
• 22.4% of population self-reported having long-sightedness in Australia 2001 (ABS 2001 National Health Survey, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
• 24.3% of female population self-reported having long-sightedness in Australia 2001 (ABS 2001 National Health Survey, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
• 20.4% of male population self-reported having long-sightedness in Australia 2001 (ABS 2001 National Health Survey, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)

Types of Hyperopia

For more information about types of Hyperopia, refer to our section on types of Hyperopia.

About prevalence:

The medical term 'prevalence' of Hyperopia usually refers to the estimated population of people who are managing Hyperopia at any given time, whereas the annual diagnosis rate of new cases of Hyperopia is called the 'incidence'. For more information on prevalence and incidence statistics, see about prevalence and incidence statistics.

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