Haiti
Deep-built6.2% circumcision prevalence
Prevalence of non-therapeutic male circumcision.
Research coverage
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Sources · Citations
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Verifications · Independent
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Structured claims · Evidence-based
Jul 9, 2026
Last updated · deep-built
Research note: Haiti DEEP_BUILT 2026-07-02. Morris 2016 PMC4772313: 6.2% (NOT ~3% informally assumed). HISPANIOLA DIVERGENCE CASE vs Dominican Republic (13.7%): Y-chromosome study PMC7523727 — Haiti ~70% African Y-lineage vs DR majority-European Y-lineage (African component 83% Central African/17% West African) — traces to French vs Spanish colonial demographic history, NOT a distinct circumcision tradition on either side; mechanism linking ancestry to circumcision rate remains an open question (honest gap). No Haitian cultural/religious circumcision tradition (Vodou, Catholic, Protestant all confirmed absent). HIV ~2.2% (2012 DHS/EMMUS+UNAIDS); one of highest Caribbean burdens; NOT VMMC priority. UNREGULATED. 0 verified incidents (honest gap — practice rarity, not safety record). Sources #1109-1116.
Research claims
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No structured research claims have been added for Haiti yet.
Legal status
UnregulatedNo Haitian statute, decree, or regulation specifically governs non-therapeutic male circumcision. Haiti has no established cultural or religious circumcision tradition; the practice is rare (6.2%, Morris 2016) and is not tied to Vodou, Haitian Catholicism, or Haitian Protestant practice. Female genital mutilation is a separate matter and must not be conflated with male circumcision.
Medical & HIV context
2.2%
Adult HIV prevalence
UNAIDS/DHS (2012) · Adults 15–49
no
Circumcision in newborns
Non-therapeutic (cultural practice)
no tradition
Typical age
Benchmarks are international context — not a local complication rate.
Incident registry
No verified incidents are currently recorded for Haiti.
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.