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Infertility Prevalence Estimates 1990–2021 Report

April 15 , 2023 461 days 395 0
  • The report’s purpose is to provide estimates of the global and regional prevalence of infertility by analysing all relevant and representative studies from 1990 to 2021.
  • About 17.5 per cent of the global adult population is affected by infertility.
  • Approximately one in six people have experienced infertility at some stage in their lives, globally.
  • The available data indicate that estimated lifetime prevalence of infertility is highest in the WHO Western Pacific Region (23.2%) and lowest in the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region (10.7%).
  • Estimated period prevalence of infertility is highest in the WHO African Region (16.4%) and lowest in the Eastern Mediterranean Region (10.0%).

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