Table 2.8Global and Regional Prevalence Estimates for Trend Analysis of Secondary Infertility in Women Exposed to the Risk of Pregnancy, Who Have Had a Previous Live Birth

RegionAge-standardized prevalence of secondary infertility
Estimate (percent)Lower 95% CIUpper 95% CIEstimate (percent)Lower 95% CIUpper 95% CI
19902010
Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia16.312.021.418.013.824.1
Sub-Saharan Africa13.512.514.511.610.612.6
Middle East and North Africa6.75.87.87.25.98.6
South Asia11.59.713.612.210.114.5
East Asia and Pacifica10.19.011.410.99.113.0
Latin America and the Caribbean7.36.28.47.56.19.0
High-income6.85.58.47.25.010.2
Worlda10.29.311.110.59.511.7

Note: CI = confidence interval.

a.

Estimates exclude China.

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