CIRCUMCISION rate?

Question

cud you please confirm (with link to proof) that the worldwide circumcision rate is only approx. 15%
thanks guys

Answer 1

That's probably close.
Today, in Australia the cut rate of newborn boys is around 13%. Back in the 1960's it was around 70%. Circumscision has gone from a consideration based on health to a consideration based on fashion. This is because, at least in Australia, people bathe more frequently and the myths associated with being uncut have been disproven.

Some people say you have more chance of getting AIDS if you are uncut. Fact is, you can get aids by having unsafe sex or sharing needles. Being cut or not is irrelevant to the virus.

Answer 2

I don't think hard figures exist. Some countries keep track of circumcision rates, while others do not. Some statistics are already several years old when published. Sometimes the statistics given are only for current rates rather than the whole male population, which skews the figures since rates have dropped rapidly in many countries (such as Canada and the UK, for example).The rates in some nations are guessed at by comparing them to other culturally similar areas. Guesses range from 30% to 15% of all men worldwide having been cut. But I don't think anybody can be sure, as too few countries keep any sort of records. We can be fairly sure that the newer the figures, the lower the rates will be, but beyond that educated guesses are all there are.

Answer 3

The USA is the last developed nation doing circumcision on a significant scale without medical or religious reasons. That means Europe and Japan (and Latin America and China, for that matter) don't circumcise. Circumcision rates in Australia and Canada are low, and in Africa... it varies by nation/tribe. Here's a worldwide map that gives you a general idea of where circumcision is common:
http://www.circumstitions.com/Maps.html

In the United States, circumcision rates vary by state, race... and other factors, like the year you were born. For the most part, the West Coast has the lowest circumcision rates, with some states as low as 14% now. Compare that to national circumcision rates being around 90% back in the 1960s and 70s. US data:
http://www.cirp.org/library/statistics/USA/staterates2004/

The following news article on the reporting of the loss of sensitivity also mentions the drop of circumcision rates in the USA:
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,285532,00.html

Answer 4

Circumcision rate varies greatly depending on country and even region within a country. Worldwide, about 70-80% of men are uncircumcised. But that doesn't really say anything about the rate of circumcision. However, it tends to be really low (like, single digits) in most non-Muslim countries.

Answer 5

Icy Gazpacho has hit the nail on the head. Notice the previous answerer has no evidence for his proposterous claims.

In the following places, the rate is LESS than 10%:
Central and South America, Caribbean, Europe, Australia and NZ, non-Islamic Asia, Russia.
Specifics: UK 16%. Finland 7%. Spain 2%. Australia 13%. Colombia 7%. Brazil 8%. Mexico 10%.

At the other end of the scale, the rate is only 23% across the following places:
USA, Canada, north/west/east Africa, Islamic areas of Asia, Tonga and Samoa.

Answer 6

hb_drew (an obvious circumfetish) is regularly quoting the two extreme pro-circumcision maniacs in Australia. Russell is a doctor who is trying to get as many males as possible to come to his clinic and get their sons or themselves mutilated. His figures are very suspect.
The fact is that about 80% of the world's males are intact.

Answer 7

No! That is a anti circ lie! Its more like 40% are circumcised! If you consider islam is the fastest growing religion it will be 60% before long! Whites in America are still 80% plus!

Approximately 50% of all boys born in the greater Brisbane district are being circumcised. Queensland-wide, about 25% of boys generate a claim against Medicare and in N.S.W. about 17%. Those percentages are rising every year, and do not include those that don’t generate a claim – public hospitals or traditional or ceremonial procedures.

http://www.russellmedical.com.au/