Statistics on Premature Ejaculation

Premature ejaculation is the most common male sexual dysfunction. Estimates of its prevalence vary because different definitions of premature ejaculation are often used.

The prevalence of lifelong and acquired premature ejaculation as defined by an intravaginal ejaculation latency time of less than two minutes is thought to be quite low (2–5%), but a much greater proportion of men (typically 20–30%) complain of premature ejaculation disorders in epidemiological studies. For example 23.8% of Australian men reported that they "came to orgasm too quickly" in the National Sex in Australia survey.

A study using a representative sample of the British population reported that a much lower proportion of men (11.7% of 16–44 year old men) experienced premature ejaculation at some point in the last year, though premature ejaculation was not defined for the respondents. This study also reported that the proportion of men who had experienced premature ejaculation in the past six months dropped to 2.7%, suggesting that the condition often comes and goes, but may affect a large proportion of men at some point in their life.