United States
An estimated 30%-70% of American males experience premature ejaculation. The National Health and Social Life Survey (NHSLS) indicates a prevalence of 30%, which is fairly steady through all adult age categories. However, various surveys have shown that many men do not report premature ejaculation to their physician, possibly because of embarrassment or a feeling that no treatment is available for the problem. Some men might not even perceive premature ejaculation as a medical problem. Such survey data suggest that the percentage of men who experience premature ejaculation at some point in their lives is almost certainly more than the 30% reported in the NHSLS.International
Estimates of premature ejaculation in European countries and India mirror the prevalence in the United States.The prevalence in other parts of Asia, Africa, Australia, and elsewhere is unknown.
Race
Although no reproducible data exist on major differences between racial groups with respect to the incidence or prevalence of premature ejaculation, a few recent surveys suggest that some racial variation may exist with respect to this condition. A telephone survey by Carson (2003) found in interviews of 1320 men without ED that 21% of non-Hispanic African Americans reported premature ejaculation, while 29% of Hispanics and 16% of non-Hispanic whites reported the condition. An analysis by Laumann (1999) of the NHSLS found that premature ejaculation was more prevalent among African American men (34%) and white men (29%) than among Hispanic men (27%).
In a small study of a sexual health clinic in Australia, 59% of premature ejaculation diagnoses were in men of Asian or Middle Eastern descent, while 41% were of Western or European birth. However, drawing firm conclusions from these data is difficult in view of the small number of such studies and lack of suitable controls.
Age
Premature ejaculation can occur at virtually any age in an adult man's life. As a reported condition, it is most common in younger men (aged 18-30 y) but may also occur in conjunction with secondary impotence in men aged 45-65 years.
An estimated 30%-70% of American males experience premature ejaculation. The National Health and Social Life Survey (NHSLS) indicates a prevalence of 30%, which is fairly steady through all adult age categories. However, various surveys have shown that many men do not report premature ejaculation to their physician, possibly because of embarrassment or a feeling that no treatment is available for the problem. Some men might not even perceive premature ejaculation as a medical problem. Such survey data suggest that the percentage of men who experience premature ejaculation at some point in their lives is almost certainly more than the 30% reported in the NHSLS.International
Estimates of premature ejaculation in European countries and India mirror the prevalence in the United States.The prevalence in other parts of Asia, Africa, Australia, and elsewhere is unknown.
Race
Although no reproducible data exist on major differences between racial groups with respect to the incidence or prevalence of premature ejaculation, a few recent surveys suggest that some racial variation may exist with respect to this condition. A telephone survey by Carson (2003) found in interviews of 1320 men without ED that 21% of non-Hispanic African Americans reported premature ejaculation, while 29% of Hispanics and 16% of non-Hispanic whites reported the condition. An analysis by Laumann (1999) of the NHSLS found that premature ejaculation was more prevalent among African American men (34%) and white men (29%) than among Hispanic men (27%).
In a small study of a sexual health clinic in Australia, 59% of premature ejaculation diagnoses were in men of Asian or Middle Eastern descent, while 41% were of Western or European birth. However, drawing firm conclusions from these data is difficult in view of the small number of such studies and lack of suitable controls.
Age
Premature ejaculation can occur at virtually any age in an adult man's life. As a reported condition, it is most common in younger men (aged 18-30 y) but may also occur in conjunction with secondary impotence in men aged 45-65 years.