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 |
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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] |