Eyesafe
World Screen
Health Report
10 health dimensions. 50 countries. One question: what are screens doing to us?
50
Countries scored
6h 40m
Avg daily screen time
1 in 3
Children now myopic
69%
Suffer digital eye strain
9h+
Gen Z daily screen time
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Global view
The world, scored
Every country colored by its health profile. Toggle dimensions to uncover where the crises are.
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Rankings
All 50 countries, ranked
Click any column to sort. Click any row to see the full profile.
Connections
What the data reveals
Scatter plots exposing hidden relationships between screen health dimensions across 50 countries.
Deep dive
Every dimension, visualized
Bar charts for all 10 health dimensions, ranked best to worst.
The screen lifecycle
How screens affect us at every age
Screen exposure begins before age 2 and peaks in the teen years.
Screen Score
How does your country score?
Search for any country to see its Screen Score and full health profile across all 10 dimensions.
Eyesafe World Screen Health Report 2026
Sources & methodology
[1]
DataReportal / We Are Social / Meltwater. Digital 2024 Global Overview Report. Screen time by country, mobile share, social media hours. datareportal.com
[2]
Holden BA, et al. “Global Prevalence of Myopia, 2000–2050.” Ophthalmology. 2016;123(5):1036-42. Updated: Liang J, et al. Br J Ophthalmol. 2025;109(3):362-371. PubMed 26875007
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Anbesu EW, Lema AK. “Prevalence of CVS: a systematic review and meta-analysis.” Scientific Reports. 2023;13:1801. nature.com
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Papas E. “Global prevalence of dry eye disease: A Bayesian view.” Ophthalmic Physiol Opt. 2021;41(6):1254-66. PubMed 34545606
[5]
Li L, et al. “Global prevalence of dry eye.” The Ocular Surface. 2026. Pooled 34.8% (119 studies). Also: TFOS DEWS II. 2017. sciencedirect.com
[6]
Dai Y, Ouyang N. “Screen time and mental health in US children.” Humanities & Social Sciences Comms. 2026;13:256. n=50,231. WHO GHO. nature.com
[7]
National sleep data: WHO, OECD Health Statistics. Luna-Rangel FA, et al. “Blue-light blocking and sleep.” Front Neurology. 2025;16:1699303. frontiersin.org
[8]
Charoenpipatsin N, et al. “Blue Light Dosimetry from Screen Devices.” Clin Cosmet Investig Dermatol. 2025;18:169-176. PMC 11761154
[9]
Blue Light Exposure Index (BLEI): Eyesafe proprietary. Screen time × mobile proximity × evening intensity. Scale 0–100. © Eyesafe 2026.
[10]
United Nations. World Urbanization Prospects: 2024 Revision. population.un.org/wup
[11]
ITU / World Bank. Internet penetration by country, 2024. data.worldbank.org
[12]
Zablotsky B, et al. “Daily screen time among teenagers: US, 2021–2023.” NCHS Data Brief 513. CDC. 2024. cdc.gov
[13]
Rideout V, et al. Common Sense Census: Media Use by Tweens and Teens. 2021 & 2025. commonsensemedia.org
[14]
Garcia-Francos P, et al. “Home lighting, blue-light filtering, and melatonin.” Scientific Reports. 2026;16:2850. nature.com
[15]
AOA. “Impact of Unmanaged Excessive Screen Time in the US.” 2026. $151B annual cost. aoa.org
[16]
VSP Vision Care. 2026 Workplace Vision Health Report. 71% productivity impacts, 18.6% reduction. n=2,000. ophthalmologytimes.com
Methodology: The Eyesafe Screen Score is a composite index (0–100) weighting all 10 dimensions. BLEI = screen time × mobile proximity × evening intensity. Data represents the most recent available period (2022–2025). Regional estimates used where country-specific data unavailable.
© 2026 Eyesafe Inc. Screen Score™ and Blue Light Exposure Index™ are trademarks of Eyesafe Inc.
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