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.