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. 2013 Mar;2(1):54–60. doi: 10.3978/j.issn.2223-4683.2013.01.03

Table 1. Age-standardized prevalence of sexual dysfunctions by country cluster for sexually active subjects (8). Data presented as percentage, with 95% confidence intervals in parentheses.

Sexual dysfunction Northern Europe Southern Europe Non-European West Central/South America Middle East East Asia South East Asia Total
Men
    Early ejaculation 10 [9-11] 13 [12-15] 16 [14-17] 22 [19-25] 8 [7-9] 19 [17-21] 25 [22-29] 14 [14-15]
    Erection difficulties 8 [7-9] 8 [7-9] 11 [10-13] 9 [6-11] 8 [6-10] 15[13-17] 22 [18-25] 10 [9-10]
    Lack of interest in sex 7 [6-8] 6 [5-7] 9 [8-11] 9 [7-11] 13[11-15] 12[11-14] 20 [17-23] 9 [9-10]
    Inability for orgasm 5 [4-6] 7 [6-8] 8 [7-9] 8 [6-11] 7 [6-9] 10 [9-12] 15 [13-18] 7 [7-8]
    Sex not pleasurable 4 [3-5] 5 [4-6] 6 [5-7] 4 [3-6] 8 [6-10] 7 [6-8] 12 [10-15] 6 [5-6]
Women
    lack of interest in sex 17 [15-19] 21 [19-23] 19 [17-21] 20 [16-24] 29 [24-34] 27 [25-30] 34 [28-39] 21 [20-22]
    Inability for orgasm 10 [9-12] 17 [15-19] 16 [14-17] 16 [13-19] 17 [12-21] 23 [21-26] 34 [29-39] 16 [15-17]
    Lubrication difficulties 13 [11-14] 12 [10-14] 19 [17-21] 18 [15-22] 12 [8-16] 28 [25-30] 28 [23-33] 16 [15-16]
    Sex not pleasurable 10 [8-11] 15 [13-17] 12 [10-14] 14 [11-17] 22 [17-26] 21 [17-24] 28 [23-33] 15 [14-15]
    Painful intercourse 5 [4-7] 8 [7-10] 8 [7-9] 14 [11-17] 14 [10-19] 20 [18-23] 22 [17-27] 10 [10-11]