From 1997 to 2018, the prevalence of cataract increased in Belgium. The share of men who suffer from cataracts increased by two percent, while the prevalence of cataract in Belgian women increased by 2.3 percent. In 2018, 2.8 percent of Belgian men suffered from cataracts for 4.1 percent of Belgian women.
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Sciensano. (July 22, 2019). Share of the Belgian population who suffers from cataract in Belgium from 1997 to 2018, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 07, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1137219/chronic-cataract-prevalence-by-gender-belgium/
Sciensano. "Share of the Belgian population who suffers from cataract in Belgium from 1997 to 2018, by gender." Chart. July 22, 2019. Statista. Accessed July 07, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1137219/chronic-cataract-prevalence-by-gender-belgium/
Sciensano. (2019). Share of the Belgian population who suffers from cataract in Belgium from 1997 to 2018, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 07, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1137219/chronic-cataract-prevalence-by-gender-belgium/
Sciensano. "Share of The Belgian Population Who Suffers from Cataract in Belgium from 1997 to 2018, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Jul 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1137219/chronic-cataract-prevalence-by-gender-belgium/
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Share of the Belgian population who suffers from cataract in Belgium from 1997 to 2018, by gender [Graph], Sciensano, July 22, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1137219/chronic-cataract-prevalence-by-gender-belgium/