Table 1 Prevalence number and age-standardized prevalence rates for male infertility in 1990 and 2019

location

1990 No. (95%UI)

*10³

2019 No. (95%UI)

*10³

Percentage change

ASPR_1990

ASPR_2019

Percentage change

Global

31,952 (18,089 − 50,104.9)

56,530.4 (31,861.5–90,211.7)

76.9%

1,179.22 (671.86-1,866.05)

1,402.98 (792.24-2,242.45)

19%

Andean Latin America

59.3 (42.5–77.7)

170.9 (114.4-249.6)

188.2%

356.16 (256.51-465.56)

518.07 (346.37-761.91)

45.5%

Australasia

59.1 (33.3–97)

78.7 (44.4-128.2)

33.2%

528.81 (297.56-866.87)

567.84 (319.93-921.07)

7.4%

Caribbean

215.7 (138.3-318.6)

341.7 (197.7-555.7)

58.4%

1,255.54 (810.9-1,868.87)

1,443.49 (831.52-2,359.35)

15%

Central Asia

319.5 (188.6-502.1)

526.4 (280–900)

64.8%

947.34 (566.85-1,504.17)

1,022.01 (546.42-1,743.53)

7.9%

Central Europe

758.1 (400.4-1,285.9)

819.1 (429.6-1,412.9)

8%

1195.35 (632.67-1989.92)

1,459.9 (773.03-2,484.81)

22.1%

Central Latin America

500.9 (302.3-785.7)

1,434.6 (797.4-2,446.8)

186.4%

689.21 (419.45-1,090.08)

1,122.03 (618.48-1,899.47)

62.8%

Central Sub-Saharan Africa

285.9 (163.7-463.2)

748.9 (414-1,217.3)

161.9%

1,334.06 (754.15-2,175.75)

1,318.04 (736.64-2,163.22)

-1.2%

East Asia

12,206.5 (5983.8–20,816.1)

14,936.8 (7,597.5–25,349)

22.4%

1,751.63 (871.68-3,006.44)

1,825.6 (931-3,080.22)

4.2%

Eastern Europe

2,522.6 (1,354.2-4,101.9)

2,279.3 (1,219.1-3,745.1)

-9.6%

2,120.69 (1,141.36-3,438.8)

2,199.48 (1,192.24-3,549.31)

3.7%

Eastern Sub-Saharan Africa

648.9 (425.3-954.9)

1,775 (1,003.6-2,843.3)

173.5%

906.74 (596.77-1,332.65)

994.5 (555.7-1,636.41)

9.7%

High-income Asia Pacific

929.1 (504.9-1,577)

864.8 (464.9-1,516.4)

-6.9%

953.63 (523.7-1,607.02)

947.7 (517.47-1,581.34)

-0.6%

High-income North America

1,252.3 (707.9-2,059.7)

1,884.3 (1,076.6-3,102.9)

50.5%

783.87 (445.82-1,296.09)

1,110.14 (633.85-1,814.67)

41.6%

North Africa and Middle East

1,323.5 (941.8-1,842.1)

3793.7 (2,354-5,821.8)

186.6%

825.98 (592.46-1,131.46)

1,049.57 (652.46-1,613.22)

27.1%

Oceania

44.3 (26-68.4)

97 (56.6-151.6)

119%

1,451.57 (852.7-2,279.33)

1,446.7 (846.55-2,295.16)

-0.3%

South Asia

4,591.5 (2,610.6–7428)

12,513.3 (6,891.5–20,259.5)

172.5%

853.33 (488.12-1370.2)

1,253.87 (689.81-2,025.37)

46.9%

Southeast Asia

2,377.6 (1,340.3-3,858)

5,268.8 (2,883.2-8,511.8)

121.6%

1054.87 (590.37-1,704.01)

1,419.41 (774.61-2,301.39)

34.6%

Southern Latin America

237.9 (133.2-394.4)

346.9 (193–563)

45.8%

993.33 (557.36-1,649.3)

1,000.93 (556.69-1,633.7)

0.8%

Southern Sub-Saharan Africa

253.9 (146.9-395.4)

510.3 (279.8-820.9)

101%

1,066.01 (620.08-1,673.55)

1,173.48 (646.74-1,883.11)

10.1%

Tropical Latin America

571.6 (325.7-918.5)

1,362.4 (767.8-2,254.8)

138.3%

761.93 (437.15-1,227.84)

1,105.21 (629.43-1,839.92)

45.1%

Western Europe

1,546.7 (1,008 − 2,339)

2,079.9 (1,203.5-3,353.7)

34.5%

758.67 (494.69-1,144.05)

1,022.33 (591.01-1,667.12)

34.8%

Western Sub-Saharan Africa

1,247.2 (841.4-1,767.9)

4,697.6 (2,650.4-7,547.8)

276.7%

1,593.88 (1,081.97-2,266.57)

2,510.75 (1,403.12-3,987.3)

57.5%