I tried to hunt down a global sex study that would put the South African loveLife study into a global perspective. Many Americans believe that South Africans are plagued with the highest global HIV/AIDS population because Africans have more sex, more sex partners, and more unprotected sex than the rest of the world. Is that true??
Unfortunately the only inclusive global sex study that I found online was performed by durex.com condoms. (If you know of a sex study with a strong methodology, please inform me) The past several years Durex.com have compiled an online survey across the globe.
Obviously the study has a selective bias by excluding all non-internet users, which are a majority of the developing world and the majority of South Africa. However, it does provide some of perspective to the sexual practices of South Africa and whether South African sexual attitudes and behavior caused the greatest pandemic in human history.
I will provide you some quick numbers below, but you can also view the entire stats at durex.com:
Age of First Sex:
Global Average: 17.7
Lowest Age: Iceland: 15.7
Highest Age: Vietnam: 19.8
United States: 16.9
South Africa: 17.4
Unprotected Sex:
Global: 35%
Lowest %: India: 20%
Highest %: Sweden: 64%
United States: 47%
South Africa: 58%
Frequency of Sex per Year:
Global Average: 103
Lowest Freq: Japan: 46
Highest Freq: France: 137
United States: 111
South Africa: 114
Number of Lifetime Sex Partners:
Global Average: 10.5
Lowest #: Vietnam: 2.5
Highest #: China: 19.3
United States: 10.3
South Africa: 11.9
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