China

GBD super region:   Southeast Asia, East Asia and Oceania
GBD region:   East Asia
Population:   1,439,323,774
Indicator
Value
Year Last Reported
No. of ophthalmologists
36,342 2015
Ophthalmologists per million
26.4 2015
No. of optometrists
2,100 2018
Optometrists per million
1.5 2018
No. of allied ophthalmic personnel
52,500 2014
Allied ophthalmic personnel per million
38 2014

Indicator data provided by the International Agency for The Prevention of Blindness. Visit the IAPB Vision Atlas for more information about eye health in China.

Surveys in this country

State
District
Year End
RAAB Version
DR module
Sample Size
Details
Sichuan Garzé 2017 RAAB6 No 5000 View
Xinjiang Altay, Tacheng 2015 RAAB6 No 4150 View
Anhui - 2014 Unknown No - View
Inner Mongolia Hohhot 2014 RAAB5 No 4500 View
Inner Mongolia Tuoketuo 2014 RAAB5 Yes - View
Sichuan Anyue 2012 Unknown No 3800 View
Yunnan Lancang 2012 RAAB5 No 2550 View
Guangdong Chaonan 2012 Custom No 3700 View
Yunnan Jianchuan 2012 RAAB5 No 2100 View
Sichuan Dechang 2011 RAAB5 No 1749 View
Sichuan Mianning 2011 RAAB5 No 2850 View
Hainan - 2010 Custom No 6800 View
Inner Mongolia Tuoketuo 2010 RAAB5 No 2098 View
Inner Mongolia Shangdu 2010 RAAB5 No 2000 View
Yunnan Luliang 2008 RAAB5 No 3000 View
Jiangxi Xingan 2007 RAAB5 No 4000 View
Jiangxi Gao'an 2007 RAAB5 No 5000 View
Jiangxi Wanzai 2007 RAAB5 No 3000 View
Yunnan Kunming 2006 RAAB5 No 2760 View