* 1 in 12 people have some sort of color deficiency. About 8% of men and 0.4% of women in the US.
* 0.38% of women are deuteranomalous (around 95% of all color deficient women).
* 0.005% of the population are totally colour blind.
* 0.003% of the population have tritanopia.
* Protanomaly occurs in about 1% of males.
* Deuteranomaly occurs in about 5% of males. It's the most common color deficiency.
* Protanopia occurs in about 1% of males.
* Deuteranopia occurs in about 1% of males.
It is estimated that around 36 million people are blind worldwide, with the majority living in developing countries. Advances in medical treatments and technologies are helping to reduce the number of people affected by blindness every century.
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Males are generally affected more.
No one "dies" from blindness, that is unless no one stops them from walking into traffic.
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The majority of affected individuals are males. Females are carriers, but are not normally affected. This indicates that the X chromosome is one of the locations for color blindness.
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Everyone can be affected by monochromatic color blindness. Monochromatic color blindness is a condition where your color blind in only one eye.
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