Appendix 3 – Detailed Epidemiological Estimates
Age related macular-degeneration
Key to Column Headings
NV = Neovascular age-related macular degeneration
GA = Geographic Atrophy
VI = Impaired vision (corrected visual acuity <6/12-6/60 in the better eye) attributable to age-related macular degeneration.
BL = Blindness (corrected visual acuity < 6/60 in the better eye) attributable to age-related macular degeneration.
SL = Sight loss (VI or BL)
England 2010
MalesAge / Early ARM / NV / GA / VI / BL / SL
40-44 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0
45-49 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0
50-54 / 39,340 / 3,770 / 1,803 / 1 / 35 / 36
55-59 / 35,019 / 4,086 / 1,897 / 3 / 123 / 125
60-64 / 36,495 / 6,387 / 3,193 / 392 / 124 / 516
65-69 / 108,012 / 8,571 / 4,109 / 1,574 / 220 / 1,794
70-74 / 89,216 / 12,898 / 6,303 / 3,850 / 984 / 4,835
75-79 / 101,035 / 18,635 / 11,076 / 8,450 / 3,588 / 12,037
80-84 / 69,329 / 42,522 / 18,590 / 9,536 / 8,433 / 17,969
85-89 / 51,435 / 23,400 / 10,230 / 11,467 / 8,169 / 19,635
90+ / 19,986 / 9,093 / 3,975 / 5,669 / 4,868 / 10,537
Females
Age / Early ARM / NV / GA / VI / BL / SL
40-44 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0
45-49 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0
50-54 / 39,972 / 2,332 / 999 / 1 / 37 / 38
55-59 / 36,047 / 2,403 / 901 / 3 / 127 / 130
60-64 / 38,394 / 4,159 / 1,440 / 462 / 130 / 591
65-69 / 115,312 / 6,392 / 2,381 / 1,710 / 245 / 1,956
70-74 / 99,891 / 11,835 / 4,669 / 4,521 / 1,151 / 5,671
75-79 / 123,989 / 22,042 / 9,552 / 10,691 / 4,795 / 15,486
80-84 / 99,597 / 81,670 / 39,249 / 14,596 / 12,925 / 27,520
85-89 / 93,092 / 56,623 / 27,212 / 22,490 / 16,420 / 38,909
90+ / 50,823 / 30,913 / 14,856 / 16,455 / 13,823 / 30,278
Male and female / Early ARM / NV / GA / VI / BL / SL
Total / 1,246,983 / 347,729 / 162,437 / 111,869 / 76,195 / 188,063
England 2015
MalesAge / Early ARM / NV / GA / VI / BL / SL
40-44 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0
45-49 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0
50-54 / 44,300 / 4,245 / 2,030 / 0 / 0 / 0
55-59 / 38,169 / 4,453 / 2,067 / 3 / 168 / 171
60-64 / 33,162 / 5,803 / 2,902 / 2 / 116 / 119
65-69 / 130,913 / 10,388 / 4,980 / 1,985 / 116 / 2,101
70-74 / 98,452 / 14,233 / 6,956 / 2,752 / 723 / 3,475
75-79 / 113,040 / 20,850 / 12,393 / 9,910 / 2,681 / 12,590
80-84 / 78,343 / 48,051 / 21,008 / 8,999 / 9,935 / 18,935
85-89 / 60,227 / 27,400 / 11,979 / 14,907 / 10,132 / 25,040
90+ / 29,361 / 13,358 / 5,840 / 12,861 / 9,651 / 22,512
Females
Age / Early ARM / NV / GA / VI / BL / SL
40-44 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0
45-49 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0
50-54 / 45,601 / 2,660 / 1,140 / 0 / 0 / 0
55-59 / 39,037 / 2,602 / 976 / 3 / 173 / 176
60-64 / 34,944 / 3,786 / 1,310 / 3 / 123 / 126
65-69 / 140,715 / 7,800 / 2,906 / 2,086 / 124 / 2,210
70-74 / 108,421 / 12,846 / 5,068 / 3,002 / 787 / 3,788
75-79 / 132,799 / 23,609 / 10,230 / 11,164 / 3,100 / 14,263
80-84 / 102,832 / 84,322 / 40,523 / 11,418 / 12,849 / 24,267
85-89 / 94,209 / 57,302 / 27,538 / 23,908 / 16,493 / 40,401
90+ / 61,970 / 37,693 / 18,114 / 25,963 / 21,295 / 47,257
Male and female / Early ARM / NV / GA / VI / BL / SL
Total / 1,386,497 / 381,400 / 177,961 / 128,966 / 88,465 / 217,431
England 2020
MalesAge / Early ARM / NV / GA / VI / BL / SL
40-44 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0
45-49 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0
50-54 / 45,412 / 4,352 / 2,081 / 0 / 0 / 0
55-59 / 43,053 / 5,023 / 2,332 / 2 / 152 / 154
60-64 / 36,264 / 6,346 / 3,173 / 2 / 161 / 163
65-69 / 119,572 / 9,488 / 4,549 / 1,534 / 109 / 1,643
70-74 / 120,347 / 17,398 / 8,503 / 3,439 / 754 / 4,194
75-79 / 126,856 / 23,398 / 13,907 / 10,682 / 2,798 / 13,480
80-84 / 91,310 / 56,003 / 24,484 / 10,683 / 10,928 / 21,612
85-89 / 73,052 / 33,235 / 14,530 / 17,102 / 12,672 / 29,775
90+ / 39,796 / 18,105 / 7,916 / 16,618 / 13,367 / 29,985
Females
Age / Early ARM / NV / GA / VI / BL / SL
40-44 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0
45-49 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0
50-54 / 46,061 / 2,687 / 1,152 / 0 / 0 / 0
55-59 / 44,614 / 2,974 / 1,115 / 2 / 158 / 160
60-64 / 37,922 / 4,108 / 1,422 / 3 / 168 / 171
65-69 / 128,446 / 7,120 / 2,653 / 1,628 / 118 / 1,746
70-74 / 132,999 / 15,758 / 6,216 / 3,710 / 821 / 4,531
75-79 / 145,650 / 25,893 / 11,220 / 12,151 / 3,172 / 15,322
80-84 / 113,723 / 93,253 / 44,815 / 12,672 / 13,423 / 26,096
85-89 / 102,597 / 62,404 / 29,990 / 23,828 / 17,711 / 41,539
90+ / 71,386 / 43,420 / 20,867 / 29,817 / 24,647 / 54,464
Male and female / Early ARM / NV / GA / VI / BL / SL
Total / 1,519,059 / 430,965 / 200,926 / 143,874 / 101,161 / 245,035
Wales 2010
MalesAge / Early ARM / NV / GA / VI / BL / SL
40-44 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0
45-49 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0
50-54 / 2,282 / 219 / 105 / 0 / 2 / 2
55-59 / 2,208 / 258 / 120 / 0 / 8 / 8
60-64 / 2,397 / 420 / 210 / 26 / 8 / 34
65-69 / 7,349 / 583 / 280 / 107 / 15 / 122
70-74 / 5,880 / 850 / 415 / 252 / 64 / 316
75-79 / 6,527 / 1,204 / 716 / 541 / 229 / 769
80-84 / 4,415 / 2,708 / 1,184 / 609 / 539 / 1,148
85-89 / 3,314 / 1,508 / 659 / 731 / 521 / 1,251
90+ / 1,234 / 561 / 245 / 346 / 296 / 642
Females
Age / Early ARM / NV / GA / VI / BL / SL
40-44 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0
45-49 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0
50-54 / 2,395 / 140 / 60 / 0 / 2 / 2
55-59 / 2,297 / 153 / 57 / 0 / 8 / 8
60-64 / 2,491 / 270 / 93 / 17 / 8 / 25
65-69 / 7,736 / 429 / 160 / 104 / 17 / 121
70-74 / 6,479 / 768 / 303 / 252 / 75 / 327
75-79 / 7,927 / 1,409 / 611 / 662 / 305 / 967
80-84 / 6,375 / 5,228 / 2,512 / 1,023 / 836 / 1,859
85-89 / 6,082 / 3,699 / 1,778 / 1,605 / 1,061 / 2,666
90+ / 3,233 / 1,966 / 945 / 1,062 / 868 / 1,930
Male and female / Early ARM / NV / GA / VI / BL / SL
Total / 80,622 / 22,372 / 10,452 / 7,338 / 4,861 / 12,199
Wales 2015
MalesAge / Early ARM / NV / GA / VI / BL / SL
40-44 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0
45-49 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0
50-54 / 2,535 / 243 / 116 / 0 / 0 / 0
55-59 / 2,286 / 267 / 124 / 0 / 10 / 10
60-64 / 2,171 / 380 / 190 / 0 / 8 / 8
65-69 / 8,792 / 698 / 334 / 133 / 8 / 141
70-74 / 6,746 / 975 / 477 / 189 / 49 / 238
75-79 / 7,421 / 1,369 / 814 / 650 / 176 / 825
80-84 / 5,004 / 3,069 / 1,342 / 573 / 633 / 1,206
85-89 / 3,772 / 1,716 / 750 / 934 / 636 / 1,570
90+ / 1,842 / 838 / 366 / 810 / 605 / 1,415
Females
Age / Early ARM / NV / GA / VI / BL / SL
40-44 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0
45-49 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0
50-54 / 2,684 / 157 / 67 / 0 / 0 / 0
55-59 / 2,412 / 161 / 60 / 0 / 11 / 11
60-64 / 2,290 / 248 / 86 / 0 / 8 / 8
65-69 / 9,266 / 514 / 191 / 128 / 8 / 136
70-74 / 7,301 / 865 / 341 / 195 / 53 / 248
75-79 / 8,560 / 1,522 / 659 / 711 / 202 / 914
80-84 / 6,527 / 5,352 / 2,572 / 716 / 817 / 1,533
85-89 / 5,965 / 3,628 / 1,744 / 1,565 / 1,048 / 2,613
90+ / 3,971 / 2,415 / 1,161 / 1,692 / 1,350 / 3,042
Male and female / Early ARM / NV / GA / VI / BL / SL
Total / 89,546 / 24,416 / 11,395 / 8,295 / 5,623 / 13,918
Wales 2020
MalesAge / Early ARM / NV / GA / VI / BL / SL
40-44 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0
45-49 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0
50-54 / 2,451 / 235 / 112 / 0 / 0 / 0
55-59 / 2,536 / 296 / 137 / 0 / 9 / 9
60-64 / 2,250 / 394 / 197 / 0 / 10 / 10
65-69 / 8,026 / 637 / 305 / 103 / 7 / 110
70-74 / 8,129 / 1,175 / 574 / 232 / 51 / 283
75-79 / 8,657 / 1,597 / 949 / 729 / 191 / 920
80-84 / 5,939 / 3,642 / 1,592 / 694 / 711 / 1,405
85-89 / 4,610 / 2,097 / 917 / 1,079 / 799 / 1,877
90+ / 2,449 / 1,114 / 487 / 1,022 / 823 / 1,845
Females
Age / Early ARM / NV / GA / VI / BL / SL
40-44 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0
45-49 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0
50-54 / 2,645 / 154 / 66 / 0 / 0 / 0
55-59 / 2,699 / 180 / 67 / 0 / 10 / 10
60-64 / 2,406 / 261 / 90 / 0 / 11 / 11
65-69 / 8,556 / 474 / 177 / 108 / 8 / 116
70-74 / 8,784 / 1,041 / 411 / 239 / 54 / 293
75-79 / 9,749 / 1,733 / 751 / 812 / 213 / 1,025
80-84 / 7,285 / 5,974 / 2,871 / 807 / 863 / 1,670
85-89 / 6,464 / 3,932 / 1,890 / 1,496 / 1,118 / 2,613
90+ / 4,465 / 2,716 / 1,305 / 1,869 / 1,539 / 3,408
Male and female / Early ARM / NV / GA / VI / BL / SL
Total / 98,100 / 27,652 / 12,900 / 9,190 / 6,416 / 15,606
Scotland 2010
MalesAge / Early ARM / NV / GA / VI / BL / SL
40-44 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0
45-49 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0
50-54 / 4,261 / 408 / 195 / 0 / 4 / 4
55-59 / 3,811 / 445 / 206 / 0 / 13 / 14
60-64 / 3,801 / 665 / 333 / 40 / 13 / 52
65-69 / 11,102 / 881 / 422 / 163 / 23 / 186
70-74 / 9,243 / 1,336 / 653 / 393 / 100 / 493
75-79 / 10,170 / 1,876 / 1,115 / 834 / 350 / 1,184
80-84 / 6,457 / 3,960 / 1,732 / 867 / 769 / 1,636
85-89 / 4,408 / 2,005 / 877 / 960 / 681 / 1,640
90+ / 1,635 / 744 / 325 / 460 / 395 / 854
Females
Age / Early ARM / NV / GA / VI / BL / SL
40-44 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0
45-49 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0
50-54 / 4,528 / 264 / 113 / 0 / 4 / 4
55-59 / 3,983 / 266 / 100 / 0 / 14 / 14
60-64 / 4,031 / 437 / 151 / 48 / 13 / 61
65-69 / 12,372 / 686 / 255 / 188 / 27 / 214
70-74 / 11,083 / 1,313 / 518 / 500 / 127 / 627
75-79 / 13,745 / 2,443 / 1,059 / 1,164 / 518 / 1,682
80-84 / 10,315 / 8,458 / 4,065 / 1,475 / 1,308 / 2,783
85-89 / 8,807 / 5,357 / 2,574 / 2,083 / 1,517 / 3,600
90+ / 4,628 / 2,815 / 1,353 / 1,487 / 1,248 / 2,734
Male and female / Early ARM / NV / GA / VI / BL / SL
Total / 128,378 / 34,359 / 16,046 / 10,660 / 7,124 / 17,784
Scotland 2015
MalesAge / Early ARM / NV / GA / VI / BL / SL
40-44 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0
45-49 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0
50-54 / 4,535 / 435 / 208 / 0 / 0 / 0
55-59 / 4,151 / 484 / 225 / 0 / 18 / 19
60-64 / 3,619 / 633 / 317 / 0 / 13 / 13
65-69 / 13,495 / 1,071 / 513 / 203 / 12 / 215
70-74 / 9,920 / 1,434 / 701 / 278 / 73 / 351
75-79 / 11,373 / 2,098 / 1,247 / 995 / 269 / 1,264
80-84 / 7,575 / 4,646 / 2,031 / 864 / 957 / 1,821
85-89 / 5,357 / 2,437 / 1,065 / 1,320 / 892 / 2,212
90+ / 2,425 / 1,103 / 482 / 1,077 / 794 / 1,871
Females
Age / Early ARM / NV / GA / VI / BL / SL
40-44 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0
45-49 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0
50-54 / 4,971 / 290 / 124 / 0 / 0 / 0
55-59 / 4,457 / 297 / 111 / 0 / 20 / 20
60-64 / 3,878 / 420 / 145 / 0 / 13 / 14
65-69 / 14,705 / 815 / 304 / 217 / 13 / 230
70-74 / 11,499 / 1,362 / 537 / 321 / 84 / 405
75-79 / 14,471 / 2,573 / 1,115 / 1,216 / 338 / 1,554
80-84 / 11,121 / 9,120 / 4,383 / 1,229 / 1,386 / 2,615
85-89 / 9,436 / 5,739 / 2,758 / 2,378 / 1,632 / 4,010
90+ / 5,660 / 3,443 / 1,654 / 2,374 / 1,933 / 4,307
Male and female / Early ARM / NV / GA / VI / BL / SL
Total / 142,648 / 38,400 / 17,922 / 12,474 / 8,445 / 20,919
Scotland 2020
MalesAge / Early ARM / NV / GA / VI / BL / SL
40-44 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0
45-49 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0
50-54 / 4,345 / 416 / 199 / 0 / 0 / 0
55-59 / 4,422 / 516 / 240 / 0 / 16 / 16
60-64 / 3,952 / 692 / 346 / 0 / 17 / 18
65-69 / 12,955 / 1,028 / 493 / 166 / 12 / 178
70-74 / 12,177 / 1,760 / 860 / 347 / 76 / 423
75-79 / 12,434 / 2,293 / 1,363 / 1,047 / 274 / 1,322
80-84 / 8,869 / 5,439 / 2,378 / 1,037 / 1,061 / 2,098
85-89 / 6,791 / 3,090 / 1,351 / 1,588 / 1,176 / 2,764
90+ / 3,399 / 1,546 / 676 / 1,427 / 1,140 / 2,566
Females
Age / Early ARM / NV / GA / VI / BL / SL
40-44 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0
45-49 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0
50-54 / 4,812 / 281 / 120 / 0 / 0 / 0
55-59 / 4,896 / 326 / 122 / 0 / 17 / 18
60-64 / 4,346 / 471 / 163 / 0 / 19 / 20
65-69 / 14,212 / 788 / 294 / 180 / 13 / 193
70-74 / 13,754 / 1,629 / 643 / 383 / 85 / 468
75-79 / 15,192 / 2,701 / 1,170 / 1,268 / 331 / 1,599
80-84 / 12,139 / 9,954 / 4,784 / 1,353 / 1,433 / 2,785
85-89 / 10,796 / 6,566 / 3,156 / 2,504 / 1,861 / 4,365
90+ / 6,819 / 4,148 / 1,993 / 2,854 / 2,348 / 5,203
Male and female / Early ARM / NV / GA / VI / BL / SL
Total / 156,310 / 43,645 / 20,351 / 14,155 / 9,879 / 24,034
Northern Ireland 2010
MalesAge / Early ARM / NV / GA / VI / BL / SL
40-44 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0
45-49 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0
50-54 / 1,330 / 127 / 61 / 0 / 1 / 1
55-59 / 1,179 / 138 / 64 / 0 / 4 / 4
60-64 / 1,075 / 188 / 94 / 12 / 4 / 15
65-69 / 3,504 / 278 / 133 / 51 / 7 / 58
70-74 / 2,723 / 394 / 192 / 116 / 30 / 146
75-79 / 2,942 / 543 / 322 / 242 / 102 / 344
80-84 / 1,908 / 1,170 / 512 / 260 / 230 / 491
85-89 / 1,320 / 600 / 263 / 284 / 202 / 486
90+ / 476 / 217 / 95 / 134 / 114 / 248
Females
Age / Early ARM / NV / GA / VI / BL / SL
40-44 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0
45-49 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0
50-54 / 1,386 / 81 / 35 / 0 / 1 / 1
55-59 / 1,174 / 78 / 29 / 0 / 4 / 4
60-64 / 1,148 / 124 / 43 / 14 / 4 / 18
65-69 / 3,808 / 211 / 79 / 56 / 8 / 64
70-74 / 3,161 / 375 / 148 / 143 / 36 / 179
75-79 / 3,881 / 690 / 299 / 332 / 149 / 482
80-84 / 3,079 / 2,525 / 1,213 / 447 / 395 / 842
85-89 / 2,622 / 1,595 / 766 / 607 / 442 / 1,049
90+ / 1,264 / 769 / 369 / 406 / 340 / 746
Male and female / Early ARM / NV / GA / VI / BL / SL
Total / 37,979 / 10,102 / 4,717 / 3,103 / 2,075 / 5,178
Northern Ireland 2015
MalesAge / Early ARM / NV / GA / VI / BL / SL
40-44 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0
45-49 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0
50-54 / 1,459 / 140 / 67 / 0 / 0 / 0
55-59 / 1,297 / 151 / 70 / 0 / 6 / 6
60-64 / 1,124 / 197 / 98 / 0 / 4 / 4
65-69 / 3,872 / 307 / 147 / 59 / 3 / 62
70-74 / 3,196 / 462 / 226 / 89 / 23 / 112
75-79 / 3,422 / 631 / 375 / 299 / 81 / 380
80-84 / 2,255 / 1,383 / 605 / 257 / 285 / 543
85-89 / 1,629 / 741 / 324 / 402 / 273 / 675
90+ / 725 / 330 / 144 / 323 / 237 / 560
Females
Age / Early ARM / NV / GA / VI / BL / SL
40-44 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0
45-49 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0
50-54 / 1,554 / 91 / 39 / 0 / 0 / 0
55-59 / 1,362 / 91 / 34 / 0 / 6 / 6