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One in six people worldwide experiences infertility, says WHO

High number affected shows need to widen access to care, says health body’s chief

About one in six people worldwide experiences infertility, with comparable rates in poorer and richer nations, according to a World Health Organization report.

Speaking as the report was released on Monday night, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the WHO’s director-general, said: “The report reveals an important truth — infertility does not discriminate.”

“The sheer proportion of people affected shows the need to widen access to fertility care and ensure this issue is no longer sidelined in health research and policy, so that safe, effective and affordable ways to attain parenthood are available for those who seek it,” he added.

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