Nov 10, 2024
Where Male Circumcision Rates Are Highest, by Country👨🏻⚕️
What We’re Showing:
This graphic maps out the male circumcision rate by country.
Data for this map is sourced from the “Estimation of Country-Specific and Global Prevalence of Male Circumcision,” a paper published on BioMedCentral in 2016. It is the latest complete dataset available on this topic.
Key Takeaways
Male circumcision is more common in countries where Islam and Judaism emphasize it as a religious practice.
Consequently, in North Africa and the Middle East, 99% of men aged 15 and older are circumcised.
Meanwhile, the WHO recommends voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) to reduce HIV risk for heterosexual men in high-incidence areas like Eastern Africa.
Dataset
| Country | ISO_Code_3Letter | Male Circumcision Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇫 Afghanistan | AFG | 99.8% |
| 🇦🇱 Albania | ALB | 47.7% |
| 🇩🇿 Algeria | DZA | 97.9% |
| 🇦🇴 Angola | AGO | 57.5% |
| 🇦🇷 Argentina | ARG | 2.9% |
| 🇦🇲 Armenia | ARM | 0.1% |
| 🇦🇺 Australia | AUS | 58.0% |
| 🇦🇹 Austria | AUT | 5.8% |
| 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan | AZE | 98.5% |
| 🇧🇭 Bahrain | BHR | 81.2% |
| 🇧🇩 Bangladesh | BGD | 93.2% |
| 🇧🇾 Belarus | BLR | 0.3% |
| 🇧🇪 Belgium | BEL | 22.6% |
| 🇧🇿 Belize | BLZ | 0.1% |
| 🇧🇯 Benin | BEN | 92.9% |
| 🇧🇹 Bhutan | BTN | 1.0% |
| 🇧🇴 Bolivia | BOL | 0.1% |
| 🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina | BIH | 41.6% |
| 🇧🇼 Botswana | BWA | 15.1% |
| 🇧🇷 Brazil | BRA | 1.3% |
| 🇧🇳 Brunei | BRN | 51.9% |
| 🇧🇬 Bulgaria | BGR | 13.4% |
| 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso | BFA | 88.3% |
| 🇧🇮 Burundi | BDI | 61.7% |
| 🇰🇭 Cambodia | KHM | 3.5% |
| 🇨🇲 Cameroon | CMR | 94.0% |
| 🇨🇦 Canada | CAN | 31.9% |
| 🇨🇫 Central African Republic | CAF | 63.0% |
| 🇹🇩 Chad | TCD | 73.5% |
| 🇨🇱 Chile | CHL | 0.2% |
| 🇨🇳 China | CHN | 14.0% |
| 🇨🇴 Colombia | COL | 4.2% |
| 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | CRI | 0.1% |
| 🇭🇷 Croatia | HRV | 1.3% |
| 🇨🇺 Cuba | CUB | 0.1% |
| 🇨🇾 Cyprus | CYP | 22.7% |
| 🇨🇿 Czechia | CZE | 0.1% |
| 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo | COD | 97.2% |
| 🇩🇰 Denmark | DNK | 5.3% |
| 🇩🇯 Djibouti | DJI | 96.5% |
| 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic | DOM | 13.7% |
| 🇹🇱 East Timor | TLS | 6.4% |
| 🇪🇨 Ecuador | ECU | 0.1% |
| 🇪🇬 Egypt | EGY | 94.7% |
| 🇸🇻 El Salvador | SLV | 0.1% |
| 🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea | GNQ | 87.0% |
| 🇪🇷 Eritrea | ERI | 97.2% |
| 🇪🇪 Estonia | EST | 0.3% |
| 🇸🇿 eSwatini | SWZ | 8.2% |
| 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | ETH | 92.2% |
| 🇫🇰 Falkland Islands | FLK | 0.1% |
| 🇫🇯 Fiji | FJI | 55.0% |
| 🇫🇮 Finland | FIN | 0.8% |
| 🇫🇷 France | FRA | 14.0% |
| 🇬🇦 Gabon | GAB | 99.2% |
| 🇬🇲 Gambia | GMB | 94.5% |
| 🇬🇪 Georgia | GEO | 10.6% |
| 🇩🇪 Germany | DEU | 6.7% |
| 🇬🇭 Ghana | GHA | 91.6% |
| 🇬🇷 Greece | GRC | 4.7% |
| 🇬🇱 Greenland | GRL | 0.1% |
| 🇬🇹 Guatemala | GTM | 0.1% |
| 🇬🇳 Guinea | GIN | 84.2% |
| 🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau | GNB | 93.3% |
| 🇬🇾 Guyana | GUY | 12.0% |
| 🇭🇹 Haiti | HTI | 6.2% |
| 🇭🇳 Honduras | HND | 0.1% |
| 🇭🇰 Hong Kong | HKG | 28.0% |
| 🇭🇺 Hungary | HUN | 0.8% |
| 🇮🇸 Iceland | ISL | 0.1% |
| 🇮🇳 India | IND | 13.5% |
| 🇮🇩 Indonesia | IDN | 92.5% |
| 🇮🇷 Iran | IRN | 99.7% |
| 🇮🇶 Iraq | IRQ | 98.9% |
| 🇮🇪 Ireland | IRL | 0.9% |
| 🇮🇱 Israel | ISR | 91.7% |
| 🇮🇹 Italy | ITA | 2.6% |
| 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast | CIV | 96.7% |
| 🇯🇲 Jamaica | JAM | 14.0% |
| 🇯🇵 Japan | JPN | 9.0% |
| 🇯🇴 Jordan | JOR | 98.8% |
| 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan | KAZ | 56.4% |
| 🇰🇪 Kenya | KEN | 91.2% |
| 🇽🇰 Kosovo | KOS | 91.7% |
| 🇰🇼 Kuwait | KWT | 86.4% |
| 🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan | KGZ | 91.9% |
| 🇱🇦 Laos | LAO | 0.1% |
| 🇱🇻 Latvia | LVA | 0.4% |
| 🇱🇧 Lebanon | LBN | 59.7% |
| 🇱🇸 Lesotho | LSO | 52.0% |
| 🇱🇷 Liberia | LBR | 97.7% |
| 🇱🇾 Libya | LBY | 96.6% |
| 🇱🇹 Lithuania | LTU | 0.2% |
| 🇱🇺 Luxembourg | LUX | 2.4% |
| 🇲🇬 Madagascar | MDG | 94.7% |
| 🇲🇼 Malawi | MWI | 21.6% |
| 🇲🇾 Malaysia | MYS | 61.4% |
| 🇲🇻 Maldives | MDV | 98.4% |
| 🇲🇱 Mali | MLI | 86.0% |
| 🇲🇹 Malta | MLT | 0.3% |
| 🇲🇷 Mauritania | MRT | 99.2% |
| 🇲🇺 Mauritius | MUS | 16.6% |
| 🇲🇽 Mexico | MEX | 15.4% |
| 🇲🇩 Moldova | MDA | 0.5% |
| 🇲🇳 Mongolia | MNG | 4.4% |
| 🇲🇪 Montenegro | MNE | 18.5% |
| 🇲🇦 Morocco | MAR | 99.9% |
| 🇲🇿 Mozambique | MOZ | 47.4% |
| 🇲🇲 Myanmar | MMR | 3.5% |
| 🇳🇦 Namibia | NAM | 25.5% |
| 🇳🇵 Nepal | NPL | 4.2% |
| 🇳🇱 Netherlands | NLD | 5.7% |
| 🇳🇨 New Caledonia | NCL | 50.0% |
| 🇳🇿 New Zealand | NZL | 33.0% |
| 🇳🇮 Nicaragua | NIC | 0.1% |
| 🇳🇪 Niger | NER | 95.5% |
| 🇳🇬 Nigeria | NGA | 98.9% |
| 🇰🇵 North Korea | PRK | 0.1% |
| 🇲🇰 North Macedonia | MKD | 33.9% |
| 🇳🇴 Norway | NOR | 3.0% |
| 🇴🇲 Oman | OMN | 87.7% |
| 🇵🇰 Pakistan | PAK | 96.4% |
| 🇵🇸 Palestine | PSX | 99.9% |
| 🇵🇦 Panama | PAN | 0.9% |
| 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea | PNG | 10.1% |
| 🇵🇾 Paraguay | PRY | 0.1% |
| 🇵🇪 Peru | PER | 3.7% |
| 🇵🇭 Philippines | PHL | 91.7% |
| 🇵🇱 Poland | POL | 0.1% |
| 🇵🇹 Portugal | PRT | 0.6% |
| 🇵🇷 Puerto Rico | PRI | 0.1% |
| 🇶🇦 Qatar | QAT | 77.5% |
| 🇷🇸 Republic of Serbia | SRB | 3.7% |
| 🇨🇬 Republic of the Congo | COG | 70.0% |
| 🇷🇴 Romania | ROU | 0.3% |
| 🇷🇺 Russia | RUS | 11.8% |
| 🇷🇼 Rwanda | RWA | 13.3% |
| 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | SAU | 97.1% |
| 🇸🇳 Senegal | SEN | 93.5% |
| 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone | SLE | 96.1% |
| 🇸🇬 Singapore | SGP | 14.9% |
| 🇸🇰 Slovakia | SVK | 0.1% |
| 🇸🇮 Slovenia | SVN | 8.5% |
| 🇸🇧 Solomon Islands | SLB | 95.0% |
| 🇸🇴 Somalia | SOM | 93.5% |
| 🇿🇦 South Africa | ZAF | 44.7% |
| 🇰🇷 South Korea | KOR | 77.0% |
| 🇸🇸 South Sudan | SDS | 23.6% |
| 🇪🇸 Spain | ESP | 6.6% |
| 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | LKA | 8.5% |
| 🇸🇩 Sudan | SDN | 39.4% |
| 🇸🇷 Suriname | SUR | 15.9% |
| 🇸🇪 Sweden | SWE | 5.1% |
| 🇨🇭 Switzerland | CHE | 5.9% |
| 🇸🇾 Syria | SYR | 92.8% |
| 🇹🇼 Taiwan | TWN | 8.3% |
| 🇹🇯 Tajikistan | TJK | 99.0% |
| 🇹🇭 Thailand | THA | 11.9% |
| 🇧🇸 The Bahamas | BHS | 0.2% |
| 🇹🇬 Togo | TGO | 95.2% |
| 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago | TTO | 5.8% |
| 🇹🇳 Tunisia | TUN | 99.8% |
| 🇹🇷 Turkey | TUR | 98.6% |
| 🇹🇲 Turkmenistan | TKM | 93.4% |
| 🇺🇬 Uganda | UGA | 26.7% |
| 🇺🇦 Ukraine | UKR | 2.3% |
| 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | ARE | 76.0% |
| 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | GBR | 20.7% |
| 🇹🇿 United Republic of Tanzania | TZA | 72.0% |
| 🇺🇸 United States of America | USA | 80.5% |
| 🇺🇾 Uruguay | URY | 0.6% |
| 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan | UZB | 96.5% |
| 🇻🇺 Vanuatu | VUT | 95.0% |
| 🇻🇪 Venezuela | VEN | 0.3% |
| 🇻🇳 Vietnam | VNM | 0.2% |
| 🇪🇭 Western Sahara | SAH | 99.6% |
| 🇾🇪 Yemen | YEM | 99.0% |
| 🇿🇲 Zambia | ZMB | 12.8% |
| 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | ZWE | 9.2% |
| 🌎 World Average | N/A | 38.7% |
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