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Higher-risk sex: condom use, multiple partners and sex before age 15

Countries	% who used condom at last higher–risk sex, 2005–2009*		% of young people (15–24 years old) who had sex with more than one partner in the last 12 months (2005–2010)*		% of young people (15–24 years old) with multiple partners and who used a condom at last sex (2005–2010)*		% of young people (15–19 years old) who had sex before age 15 (2005–2010)*		Source
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Countries	Male	Female	Male	Female	Male	Female	Male	Female	Source
Afghanistan	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Albania	55	25	6	<1	55	–	1	1	DHS 2008-2009
Algeria	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Andorra	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Angola	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Antigua and Barbuda	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Argentina	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Armenia	86	–	13	0	79	–	3	<1	DHS 2005
Australia	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Austria	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Azerbaijan	31	–	9	0	29	–	1	<1	DHS 2006
Bahamas	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Bahrain	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Bangladesh	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Barbados	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Belarus	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Belgium	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Belize	–	50	–	1	–	–	–	–	MICS 2006
Benin	45	28	10	1	45	27	13	13	DHS 2006
Bhutan	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Bolivia (Plurinational State of)	49	-	14	–	41	–	10	7	DHS 2008
Bosnia and Herzegovina	–	71	–	–	–	–	–	1	MICS 2006
Botswana	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Brazil	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	33	PNDS 2006
Brunei Darussalam	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Bulgaria	70	57	–	–	–	–	–	–	National Committee on Prevention of AIDS and STDs at the Council of Ministers, Dec. 2005
Burkina Faso	–	64	–	1	–	71x	–	6	MICS 2006
Burundi	–	25	–	1	–	–	–	3	MICS 2005
Cambodia	84	–	1	<1	75	–	<1	1	DHS 2005 and DHS 2010, Preliminary Report
Cameroon	–	62	–	5	–	68	–	13	MICS 2006
Canada	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Cape Verde	79	56	33	4	80	64	32	11	INE, IDSR–II 2005
Central African Republic	60	41	21	6	73	59	12	29	MICS 2006
Chad			–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Chile	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
China	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Colombia	–	36	–	6	–	39	–	14	DHS 2010
Comoros	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Congo	38	20	21	9	40	26	24	23	DHS 2005 and AIS 2009
Cook Islands	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Costa Rica	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Côte d'Ivoire	53	39	20	5	62	45	17	20	Aids Indicator Survey 2005
Croatia	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Cuba	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Cyprus	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Czech Republic	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Democratic Republic of the Congo	27	17	14	3	22	9	18	18	DHS 2007
Denmark	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Djibouti	51	26	–	–	–	–	–	–	Unicef/Ministry of Youth and Sports–Knowledge, attitudes, and practice study of young Djiboutians 2006
Dominica	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Dominican Republic	70	44	23	5	62	34	21	14	DHS 2007
Ecuador	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Egypt	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
El Salvador	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Equatorial Guinea	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Eritrea	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Estonia	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Ethiopia	50	28	1	<1	–	–	2	11	DHS 2005
Fiji	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Finland	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
France	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Gabon	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Gambia	–	54	–	1	–	64x	–	4	MICS 2005-2006
Georgia	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Germany	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Ghana	46	28	6	2	61x	43x	4	8	MICS 2006 and DHS 2008
Greece	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Grenada	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Guatemala	–	–	–	–	–	27x	29	29	ENSMI 2008-2009
Guinea	37	26	19	2	39	28	18	20	DHS 2005
Guinea-Bissau	–	39	–	6	–	58	–	22	MICS 2006
Guyana	68	62	9	2	62	–	11	8	AIDS Indicator Survey 2005
Haiti	43	29	20	2	51	23	42	15	Enquête Mortalité, Morbidité et Utilisation des Services 2005-2006
Holy See	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Honduras	–	24	–	1	–	27	–	10	DHS 2005–2006
Hungary	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Iceland	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
India	37	22	2	<1	32	17x	3	8	National Family Health Survey-3 2005-2006
Indonesia	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Iran (Islamic Republic of)	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Iraq	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Ireland	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Israel	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Italy	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Jamaica	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Japan	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Jordan	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Kazakhstan	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Kenya	64	40	8	2	67	37	22	12	DHS 2008-2009
Kiribati	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Kuwait	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Kyrgyzstan	–	56	–	1	–	–	–	<1	MICS 2006
Lao People's Democratic Republic	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Latvia	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Lebanon	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Lesotho	–	–	21	4	60	48	26	9	DHS 2009
Liberia	22	14	15	7	28	16	9	19	DHS 2007
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Liechtenstein	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Lithuania	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Luxembourg	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Madagascar	–	–	18	3	4	3	8	17	DHS 2008-2009
Malawi	58	40	6	1	46	48	16	14	MICS 2006
Malaysia	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Maldives	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	<1	DHS 2009
Mali	36	17	6	2	28	8	6	24	DHS 2006
Malta	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Marshall Islands	22	9	10	5	23x	9x	25	15	DHS 2007
Mauritania	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Mauritius	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Mexico	–	–	–	–	–	–	11	17	Encuesta Nacional de Juventad 2005
Micronesia (Federated States of)	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Monaco	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Mongolia	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	<1	RHS 2008
Montenegro	–	66	–	<1	–	–	–	<1	MICS 2005
Morocco	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Mozambique	–	44	16	4	37	33	27	23	AIS 2009
Myanmar	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Namibia	81	64	11	2	82	74	19	7	DHS 2006-2007
Nauru	17	10	–	–	17x	8x	35	15	DHS 2007
Nepal	78	–	2	<1	59x	–	3	6	DHS 2006
Netherlands	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
New Zealand	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Nicaragua	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	13	ENDESA 2006-2007
Niger	37	18y	2	<1	42x	–	5	26	DHS 2006
Nigeria	49	36	6	1	56	29	6	15	DHS 2008
Niue	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Norway	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Occupied Palestinian Territory	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Oman	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Pakistan	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Palau	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Panama	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Papua New Guinea	50	35	–	–	–	–	4	4	DHS 2006
Paraguay	–	–	–	7	–	51	–	7	Encuesta Nacional de Demografia y Salud Reproductiva 2008
Peru	–	36	–	1	–	38x	–	6	DHS 2007 and DHS 2009
Philippines	–	13	–	–	–	–	–	2	DHS 2008
Poland	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Portugal	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Qatar	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Republic of Korea	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Republic of Moldova	76	60	17	2	60	30	9	1	DHS 2005 and National Representative Survey on Youth's KAP Regarding HIV/AIDS 2008
Romania	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Russian Federation	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Rwanda	40	26	1	<1	–	–	15	5	DHS 2005
Saint Kitts and Nevis	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Saint Lucia	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Samoa	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
San Marino	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Sao Tome and Principe	63	54	12	2	59	–	12	10	DHS 2008-2009
Saudi Arabia	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Senegal	52	36	6	1	64	33	13	9	DHS 2005
Serbia	–	74	–	2	–	80x	–	1	MICS 2005
Seychelles	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Sierra Leone	22	10	10	4	29	12	11	22	DHS 2008
Singapore	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Slovakia	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Slovenia	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Solomon Islands	26	17	–	–	39	18	16	15	DHS 2007
Somalia	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
South Africa	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Spain	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Sri Lanka	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Sudan	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Suriname	–	49	–	3	–	80	–	9	MICS 2006
Swaziland	70	54	10	2	67	51x	5	7	DHS 2006-2007
Sweden	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Switzerland	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Syrian Arab Republic	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Tajikistan	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Thailand	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia	–	70	–	1	–	36x	–	1	MICS 2005–2006
Timor-Leste	–	–	1	–	–	–	1	1	DHS 2009-2010
Togo	–	50	–	3	–	50	–	12	MICS 2006
Tonga	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Trinidad and Tobago	–	51	–	3	–	67	–	5	MICS 2006
Tunisia	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Turkey	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Turkmenistan	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Tuvalu	44y	–	–	–	–	–	19	2	DHS 2007
Uganda	55	38	9	2	45	39	14	12	DHS 2006
Ukraine	71	68	16	3	64	63	3	1	DHS 2007
United Arab Emirates	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
United Kingdom	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
United Republic of Tanzania	49	46	12	3	36	32	11	11	HMIS 2007-2008 and DHS 2010, Preliminary Report
United States	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Uruguay	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Uzbekistan	–	61	–	<1	–	–	–	–	MICS 2006
Vanuatu	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Viet Nam	68	–	<1	0	–	–	<1	1	AIDS Indicator Survey 2005
Yemen	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Zambia	39	33	5	1	43	42x	9	7	DHS 2007, Sexual Behavior Survey 2009
Zimbabwe	68	42	7	1	59	38x	5	5	DHS 2005-2006

Summary Indicators†	% who used condom at last higher–risk sex, 2005–2009*		% of young people (15–24 years old) who had sex with more than one partner in the last 12 months (2005–2010)*		% of young people (15–24 years old) with multiple partners and who used a condom at last sex (2005–2010)*		% of young people (15–19 years old) who had sex before age 15 (2005–2010)*
Summary Indicators†	Male	Female	Male	Female	Male	Female	Male	Female
Africa	48	34	8	2	47	32	11	14
Sub-Saharan Africa	48	34	8	2	47	32	11	14
Eastern and Southern Africa	54	37	8	2	45	34	11	12
West and Central Africa	43	33	9	2	48	31	10	16
Middle East and North Africa	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Asia	–	–	2z	<1z	34z	17z	3z	7z
South Asia	38	22	2	<1	33	17	3	8
East Asia and Pacific	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Latin America and Caribbean	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	22
CEE/CIS	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Industrialized countries	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Developing countries	–	–	–	1z	–	–	6z	11z
Least developed countries	–	–	9	2	–	–	11	13
World	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	11z
AIS: AIDS Indicator Surveys DHS: Demographic and Health Surveys ENDESA: Encuesta Nicaragüense de Demografía y Salud (Nicaragua) ENSMI: Encuesta Nacional de Salud Materno Infantil (Guatemala) HMIS: HIV/AIDS and Malaria Indicator Survey (United Republic of Tanzania) INE: Instituto Nacional de Estatística (Cape Verde) ISDR: Inquérito Demográfico e de Saúde Reprodutiva (Cape Verde) KAP: knowledge, attitude and practice MICS: Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys PNDS: Pesquisa Nacional de Demografia e Saúde (Brazil) RHS: Reproductive Health Survey (Mongolia) DEFINITIONS OF THE INDICATORS Condom use at last higher-risk sex: Percentage of young men and women (15–24 years old) who say they used a condom the last time they had sex with a non-marital, non-cohabiting partner, of those who have had sex with such a partner during the past 12 months. Sex with more than one partner in the last 12 months: Percentage of young men and women (15–24 years old) who have had sexual intercourse with more than one partner in the last 12 months. Condom use with multiple partners: Percentage of young men and women (15–24 years old) who had more than one partner in the past 12 months reporting the use of a condom during their last sexual intercourse. Sex before age 15: Percentage of young people (15–19 years old) who say they had sex before age 15. NOTES – Data not available. * Data refer to the most recent year available during the period specified in the column heading. ** United Nations General Assembly Special Session on HIV/AIDS (2001) indicator. x Based on small denominators (typically 25–49 unweighted cases). y Data refer to years or periods other than those specified in the column heading, differ from the standard definition or refer to only part of a country. Such data are included in the calculation of regional and global averages. z Excludes China. † Regional averages are calculated only for the population representing 50 per cent or more of the region's total population of interest.