Dominican Rep.
Deep-built13.7% circumcision prevalence
Prevalence of non-therapeutic male circumcision.
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Structured claims · Evidence-based
Jul 9, 2026
Last updated · deep-built
Research note: Dominican Republic DEEP_BUILT 2026-07-01. Morris 2016 PMC4772313: 13.7% (NOT ~90% — CORRECTION: 86% UNcircumcised per 2007 ENDESA DHS, confirmed 3-0). PMC2765614: "no cultural significance, not routinely performed except medically." DISTINCTIVE: first VMMC trial outside Africa (2015, batey communities HIV ~3.2%). HIV ~0.9% UNAIDS; not VMMC priority. Sources #1085-1092. 0 verified incidents. UNREGULATED. No circumcision tradition.
Research claims
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Legal status
UnregulatedNo Dominican Republic statute, decree, or regulation specifically governs non-therapeutic male circumcision. Male circumcision has no specific cultural or religious significance in the DR and is not routinely performed except when medically indicated. The 2007 national DHS found approximately 86% of men aged 15-59 uncircumcised. The DR ran the first VMMC trial outside Africa (2015, PMC4569265) targeting high-risk batey communities. Female genital mutilation is a separate matter and must not be conflated with male circumcision.
Medical & HIV context
0.9%
Adult HIV prevalence
UNAIDS (2023) · Adults 15–49
no
Circumcision in newborns
Non-therapeutic (cultural practice)
medical indication only
Typical age
Benchmarks are international context — not a local complication rate.
Incident registry
No verified incidents are currently recorded for Dominican Rep..
This absence should not be read as proof that harm does not occur — only that no verified, sourced case has been documented in this database yet.