Prevalence of circumcision

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The following is an index of circumcision rates worldwide by country.

Africa

Americas

North America

Between 20 and 80%

Canada,[1] United States.[1]

Central America

Less than 20%

Mexico,[1] Belize,[1] Costa Rica,[1] El Salvador,[1] Guatemala,[1] Honduras,[1] Mexico,[1] Nicaragua,[1] Panama.[1]

Carribean

Less than 20%

Cuba,[1] Jamaica,[1] Haiti,[1] Dominican Republic,[1] Puerto Rico.[1]

South America

Less than 20%

Argentina,[1] Bolivia,[1] Brazil,[1] Chile,[1] Colombia,[1] Ecuador,[1] French Guiana,[1] Guyana,[1] Paraguay,[1] Peru,[1] Uruguay,[1] Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of).[1]

Asia

Europe

Between 20 and 80%

Slovenia,[1] Bosnia,[1] Serbia,[1] Montenegro,[1] Albania,[1] Macedonia.[1]

Less than 20%

Iceland,[1] United Kingdom,[1] Ireland,[1] Sweden,[1] Norway,[1] Finland,[1] Denmark,[1] Estonia,[1] Latvia,[1] Lithuania,[1] Portugal,[1] Spain,[1] France,[1] Switzerland,[1] Italy,[1] Luxembourg,[1] Netherlands,[1] Germany,[1] Poland,[1] Czech Republic,[1]

Oceania

Between 20 and 80%

Australia.[1]

Less than 20%

New Zealand.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd "Information package on male circumcision and HIV prevention: insert 2" (PDF). World Health Organisation. p. 2.