Unsafe sex? Poll shows where young people do it most
How good are young people at practicing safe sex? Not very. That's takeaway message of a new survey released to mark World Contraception Day, which occurs every Sept. 26. The survey - conducted by a coalition of organizations and entitled "Clueless or Clued Up: Your Right to Be Informed about Contraception - shows widespread ignorance of contraception methods and alarmingly levels of risky unprotected sex among people ages 15 to 24.
Where are young people least likely to practice safe sex? Keep clicking to see how 28 nations surveyed stack up, based on the percentage of sexually active young people who acknowledged having unprotected sex with a new partner...
28. Argentina
Kicking off the list of nations surveyed is Argentina - 27 percent of young Argentinians said they'd had sex with a new partner without using contraception.
27. Italy (TIE)
Percentage practicing unsafe sex: 31
27. Uganda (TIE)
Percentage practicing unsafe sex: 31
26. India
Percentage practicing unsafe sex: 32
25. Russia
Percentage practicing unsafe sex: 34
24. Brazil
Percentage practicing unsafe sex: 36
23. Latvia (TIE)
Percentage practicing unsafe sex: 37
23. Slovenia (TIE)
Percentage practicing unsafe sex: 37
21. Venezuela (TIE)
Percentage practicing unsafe sex: 40
21. France (TIE)
Percentage practicing unsafe sex: 40
19. Mexico
Percentage practicing unsafe sex: 41
17. Colombia (TIE)
Percentage practicing unsafe sex: 42
17. Australia (TIE)
Percentage practicing unsafe sex: 42
15. Great Britain (TIE)
Percentage practicing unsafe sex: 43
15. Lithuania (TIE)
Percentage practicing unsafe sex: 43
13. Poland
Percentage practicing unsafe sex: 44
11. Sweden (TIE)
Percentage practicing unsafe sex: 47
11. Singapore (TIE)
Percentage practicing unsafe sex: 47
9. Turkey (TIE)
Percentage practicing unsafe sex: 48
9. Indonesia (TIE)
Percentage practicing unsafe sex: 48
7. Chile
Percentage practicing unsafe sex: 49
6. Norway (TIE)
Percentage practicing unsafe sex: 51
6. Kenya (TIE)
Percentage practicing unsafe sex: 51
5. Korea
Percentage practicing unsafe sex: 52
4. United States
Percentage practicing unsafe sex: 53
3. Estonia
Percentage practicing unsafe sex: 56
2. China
Percentage practicing unsafe sex: 58
1. Thailand
Thailand is a notorious hotspot for sex tourism. It's also the number one nation for unprotected sex amoung young people - 62 percent said they'd had sex with a new partner without contraception.