Prevalence of circumcision

The prevalence of circumcision is the percentage of males in a given population who have been circumcised, with the procedure most commonly being performed as a part of preventive healthcare, a religious obligation, or cultural practice.

Not to be confused with prevalence of female circumcision.

Since 2010, both the World Health Organization and Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS have been promoting a higher rate of circumcision prevalence as a prevention against HIV transmission and some STIs in areas with high HIV transmission and low circumcision rates. According to Hay & Levin, 2012, around 50% of all circumcisions worldwide are performed for reasons of preventive healthcare, while the other 50% are predominately performed for religious or cultural reasons.

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