Sperm Counts Are Declining at Accelerating Rates Worldwide

An update to a 2017 study revealed an impending fertility crisis is upon us. Total sperm count declined at an alarming level - 62.3% from 1973 to 2018 - and the rate of decline is accelerating.

STORY AT-A-GLANCE

• Men experienced a 50% to 60% decline in sperm counts from 1973 to 2011, according to a 2017 study published in Human Reproduction Update

• A 2022 update to the study includes data from 53 countries and an additional seven years — 2011 to 2018 — and the results are alarmingly similar

• Sperm concentration declined “appreciably” by 51.6% from 1…