Societe Haitienne d’Aide aux Aveugles (SHAA)
PREVALENCE OF BLINDNESS AND VISUAL IMPAIRMENT AMONG ADULTS AND CHILDREN IN HAITI • Estimated number of adults who are functionally blind (1% of the total population i.e. 1% of 9,719,932) = 97,199; • Estimated number of adults with low vision (3% of total population, i.e. 3% of 9,719,932) = 291,598; • Estimated number of children who are functionally blind (1 in every thousand children of school age) = 3,440 • Estimated number of children with low vision (3 in every thousand children of school age) = 10,320 [Population: CIA World Factbook – est. March 3rd, 2011 – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_Haiti#CIA_World_Factbook