Average 30-year mortgage rates in the U.S. held near their highest level of the past year last week, at 6.77%, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association. Applications for purchase mortgages tracked by the trade group were slightly below their earlier level.

Avoiding three health factors may delay the odds of developing dementia by about 13 years, a new study has found: type 2 diabetes, smoking and high blood pressure.

Average number of sexual partners: 🇹🇷 Turkey: 14.5 🇦🇺 Australia: 13.3 🇳🇿 New Zealand: 13.2 🇮🇸 Iceland: 13 🇿🇦 South Africa: 12.5 🇫🇮 Finland: 12.4 🇳🇴 Norway: 12.1 🇮🇹 Italy: 11.8 🇸🇪 Sweden: 11.8 🇨🇭 Switzerland: 11.1 🇮🇪 Ireland: 11.1 🇺🇸 USA: 10.7 🇨🇦 Canada: 10.7 🇬🇷 Greece: 10.6 🇯🇵 Japan: 10.2 🇬🇧 UK: 9.8 🇦🇹 Austria: 9.7 🇩🇰 Denmark: 9.3 🇧🇬 Bulgaria: 9.1 🇨🇿 Czechia: 9 🇧🇷 Brazil: 9 🇷🇺 Russia: 9 🇲🇽 Mexico: 9 🇫🇷 France: 8.1 🇭🇷 Croatia: 7.5 🇳🇱 Netherlands: 7 🇵🇹 Portugal: 7 🇭🇺 Hungary: 6.6 🇪🇸 Spain: 6.1 🇵🇱 Poland: 6 🇲🇾 Malaysia: 5.8 🇩🇪 Germany: 5.8 🇸🇰 Slovakia: 5.4 🇨🇳 China: 3.1 🇮🇳 India: 3 Source: World Population Review

Average age people lose their virginity: 🇲🇾 Malaysia: 23 🇮🇳 India: 22.9 🇸🇬 Singapore: 22.8 🇨🇳 China: 22.1 🇹🇭 Thailand: 20.5 🇭🇰 Hong Kong: 20.2 🇻🇳 Vietnam: 19.7 🇳🇬 Nigeria: 19.7 🇯🇵 Japan: 19.4 🇪🇸 Spain: 19.2 🇮🇩 Indonesia: 19.1 🇵🇱 Poland: 19 🇮🇹 Italy: 18.9 🇹🇼 Taiwan: 18.9 🇷🇺 Russia: 18.7 🇲🇽 Mexico: 18.7 🇿🇦 South Africa: 18.7 🇫🇷 France: 18.5 🇬🇧 United Kingdom: 18.3 🇨🇭 Switzerland: 18.2 🇨🇦 Canada: 18.1 🇳🇱 Netherlands: 18.1 🇬🇷 Greece: 18.1 🇺🇸 United States: 18 🇦🇺 Australia: 17.9 🇹🇷 Turkey: 17.8 🇳🇿 New Zealand: 17.8 🇸🇰 Slovakia: 17.8 🇩🇪 Germany: 17.6 🇧🇷 Brazil: 17.4 🇮🇪 Ireland: 17.3 🇭🇷 Croatia: 17.3 🇦🇹 Austria: 17.3 🇨🇿 Czech Republic: 17.2 🇨🇱 Chile: 17.2 🇧🇪 Belgium: 17.2 🇵🇹 Portugal: 16.9 🇧🇬 Bulgaria: 16.9 🇮🇱 Israel: 16.7 🇫🇮 Finland: 16.5 🇳🇴 Norway: 16.5 🇸🇪 Sweden: 16.2 🇩🇰 Denmark: 16.1 🇮🇸 Iceland: 15.6 According to the Face of Global Sex report, which has been published by The Daily Star.