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Iceland

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ISO: ISL Region: Western & Central Europe

2% circumcision prevalence

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Research coverage

A transparent snapshot of what this file currently contains.

PrevalenceComplete

Categorical profileMissing

Circumcision by intentMissing

Deep write-upsComplete

Native perspectiveExploratory

Sources · Citations

Verifications · Independent

Structured claims · Evidence-based

Jun 24, 2026

Last updated · partial

Required items still missing: M2, P1-P4, S1/S2. This file is a work in progress.

Research claims

Short, testable claims backed by evidence and categorised for clarity.

No structured research claims have been added for Iceland yet.

Legal status

Reform proposed

2018 bill to ban it for minors — shelved after international pressure.

In 2018 Iceland’s Progressive Party introduced a bill to ban non-therapeutic circumcision of minors, which would have made Iceland the first European country to do so. The bill was put on hold later that year following pressure from religious groups and several governments.

Medical & HIV context

Benchmarks are international context — not a local complication rate.

Incident registry

No verified incidents are currently recorded for Iceland.

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.

Country write-ups

Iceland could become first European country to ban male circumcision

Iceland proposes landmark legislation to ban non-medical circumcision of minors.

Feb 1, 2018