Table 1. Global estimates of the prevalence of the herpes simplex virus type 2 infection, in 2003.
| Age in years | Global prevalence in millions (percentage per population) |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Females | Males | Both | |
| 15–19 | 25.8 (9.0) | 14.6 (4.8) | 40.4 (6.9) |
| 20–24 | 39.4 (15.1) | 24.1 (8.8) | 63.5 (11.9) |
| 25–29 | 46.5 (19.0) | 30.5 (12.0) | 77.1 (15.4) |
| 30–34 | 51.5 (21.4) | 36.1 (14.6) | 87.6 (18.0) |
| 35–39 | 52.9 (23.8) | 38.8 (17.1) | 91.8 (20.3) |
| 40–44 | 50.8 (25.9) | 38.8 (19.4) | 89.6 (22.6) |
| 45–49 | 47.9 (27.7) | 37.8 (21.5) | 85.6 (24.6) |
| Total | 314.8 (19.4) | 220.7 (13.1) | 535.5 (16.2) |