Percentage of Circumcised Men
Circumcision, a historic and widely practiced custom, attracts quite diversified views worldwide, ranging from religious adherence and health benefits to controversies surrounding human rights. Amidst these perspectives, the prevalence of circumcision varies greatly from one country to another. The United States showcases a notably high incidence of circumcision, with 80.5% of men being circumcised. This ranking positions the U.S. significantly above most European countries but below several countries in the Middle East and Africa. These discrepancies underscore the influence of diverse cultural, religious, and medical beliefs on this practice. Key findings from the data include:
Circumcision is a common practice in many countries around the world, particularly for cultural, religious, and health reasons. 10 Countries with Highest Circumcision Rates (% of men circumcised):
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
99.8%
#3
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
47.7%
#85
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
97.9%
#18
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
95.0%
#36
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
1.1%
#150
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
57.5%
#79
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
0.3%
#172
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
0.6%
#160
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
2.9%
#141
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
0.1%
#196
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
0.5%
#162
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
58.0%
#78
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
5.8%
#129
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
98.5%
#16
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
0.2%
#178
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
81.2%
#65
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
93.2%
#49
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
0.9%
#154
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
0.3%
#167
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
22.6%
#96
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
0.1%
#197
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
92.9%
#50
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
0.8%
#157
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
1.0%
#152
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
0.1%
#187
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
15.1%
#104
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
1.3%
#146
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
1.2%
#148
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
51.9%
#83
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
13.4%
#111
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
61.7%
#75
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
3.5%
#139
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
94.0%
#44
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
31.9%
#90
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
0.2%
#181
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
63.0%
#74
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
73.5%
#71
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
0.2%
#174
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
14.0%
#106
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
99.4%
#7
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
95.0%
#38
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
0.2%
#176
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
1.3%
#147
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
0.1%
#188
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
0.1%
#200
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
22.7%
#95
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
0.1%
#190
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
97.2%
#20
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
5.3%
#131
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
96.5%
#26
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
0.2%
#180
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
13.7%
#109
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
0.1%
#185
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
94.7%
#41
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
0.1%
#194
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
87.0%
#61
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
97.2%
#21
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
0.3%
#168
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
92.2%
#53
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
55.0%
#81
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
0.8%
#156
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
14.0%
#107
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
78.0%
#67
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
99.2%
#9
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
94.5%
#43
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
10.6%
#116
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
6.7%
#123
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
91.6%
#57
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
6.0%
#127
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
4.7%
#134
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
0.1%
#204
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
0.3%
#170
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
95.0%
#34
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
0.1%
#186
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
84.2%
#64
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
93.3%
#48
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
12.0%
#113
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
6.2%
#126
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
0.1%
#189
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
28.0%
#91
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
0.8%
#155
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
0.1%
#198
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
13.5%
#110
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
92.5%
#52
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
99.7%
#5
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
98.9%
#13
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
0.9%
#153
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
0.2%
#179
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
91.7%
#56
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
2.6%
#142
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
96.7%
#23
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
14.0%
#108
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
9.0%
#119
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
98.8%
#14
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
56.4%
#80
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
91.2%
#58
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
0.1%
#202
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
86.4%
#62
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
91.9%
#54
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
0.1%
#191
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
0.4%
#164
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
59.7%
#77
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
52.0%
#82
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
97.7%
#19
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
96.6%
#24
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
4.8%
#133
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
0.2%
#177
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
2.4%
#143
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
94.7%
#42
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
21.6%
#97
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
61.4%
#76
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
98.4%
#17
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
86.0%
#63
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
0.3%
#169
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
0.1%
#206
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
99.2%
#8
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
16.6%
#101
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
15.4%
#103
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
0.1%
#203
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
0.5%
#161
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
0.5%
#163
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
4.4%
#135
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
18.5%
#100
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
0.1%
#209
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
99.9%
#1
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
47.4%
#86
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
25.5%
#93
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
95.0%
#39
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
4.2%
#136
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
5.7%
#130
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
50.0%
#84
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
33.0%
#89
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
0.1%
#192
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
95.5%
#29
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
98.9%
#12
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
95.0%
#40
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
0.1%
#184
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
90.0%
#59
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
3.0%
#140
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
87.7%
#60
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
96.4%
#27
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
95.0%
#37
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
99.9%
#2
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
1.0%
#151
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
10.1%
#117
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
0.1%
#193
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
3.7%
#137
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
91.7%
#55
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
0.1%
#183
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
0.6%
#158
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
0.1%
#195
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
77.5%
#68
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
70.0%
#73
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
0.3%
#166
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
11.8%
#115
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
13.3%
#112
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
0.3%
#171
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
0.1%
#201
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
0.1%
#208
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
0.2%
#182
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
1.7%
#145
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
95.0%
#33
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
0.1%
#207
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
0.1%
#199
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
97.1%
#22
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
93.5%
#46
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
3.7%
#138
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
1.1%
#149
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
96.1%
#28
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
14.9%
#105
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
0.2%
#175
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
8.5%
#121
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
95.0%
#31
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
93.5%
#45
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
44.7%
#87
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
77.0%
#69
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
23.6%
#94
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
6.6%
#124
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
8.5%
#120
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
39.4%
#88
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
15.9%
#102
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
5.1%
#132
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
5.9%
#128
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
92.8%
#51
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
8.3%
#122
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
99.0%
#11
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
72.0%
#72
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
11.9%
#114
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
6.4%
#125
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
95.2%
#30
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
95.0%
#35
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
99.8%
#4
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
98.6%
#15
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
93.4%
#47
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
0.1%
#205
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
26.7%
#92
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
2.3%
#144
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
76.0%
#70
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
20.7%
#99
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
80.5%
#66
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
0.6%
#159
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
96.5%
#25
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
95.0%
#32
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
0.1%
#210
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
0.3%
#165
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
0.2%
#173
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
99.6%
#6
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
99.0%
#10
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
21.6%
#98
Metric
Value
Rank
% of Circumcised Men
9.2%
#118
Estimation of Country-specific and Global Prevalence of Male Circumcision - National Library of Medicine