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Total Infertility Rate as reported by female partners (women who have had sexual intercourse but no pregnancy, ages 15-49)
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Male factor only (20-30%); Female factor not involved
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Male factor Involved (40-55%)
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Female factor involved (50%)
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Sub-Saharan Africa
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14.20%a [18]
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2.84%-4.26%b,c
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2.84%-5.68% [19]
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7.1%
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Central/East Asia
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10.23%a [18]
|
2.05%-3.07%b
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3.79% [19]
|
5.1%
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North/West Africa
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21.18%a [18]
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4.24%-6.35%b
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8.47-11.65% [19]
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10.6%
|
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Latin America/Caribbean
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13.70%a [18]
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2.74%-4.11%b
|
7.12% [19]
|
6.85%
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aFemale data reported by country; we used the mean of these countries’ data to define the region’s average reported infertility.
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bMale data calculated based on the argument that while 50% of infertility is due to females, 20-30% is due to males. Specific male infertility rates for these regions are not well reported.
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cData calculated from a different source than Sub-Saharan Africa calculations in Table 1.
