Macedonia
Deep-built33.9% 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: North Macedonia DEEP_BUILT 2026-07-09. Morris 2016 PMC4772313: 33.9% (listed as "Macedonia" pre-2019, confirmed 3-0) — country renamed 2019 via Prespa Agreement with Greece, this profile uses current name/ISO consistently. ~65% Orthodox + ~25-30% ethnic Albanian Muslim minority = consistent with the figure. Regional sünnet pattern (age 3-7, before age 10) shared with Albania/Kosovo/Bosnia/Serbia/Montenegro/Bulgaria (Novik 2020 peer-reviewed study) — NO North Macedonia-specific distinguishing detail located (honest gap, contrast with Montenegro's Mrković finding). Legal status/harm cases = honest gaps (no statute found; not on ARC Law's list). HIV ~0.1% (2017, World Bank). UNREGULATED. NOT VMMC priority. Sources #1398-1405.
Research claims
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No structured research claims have been added for Macedonia yet.
Legal status
UnregulatedThis research did not locate a North Macedonian statute specifically addressing non-therapeutic male circumcision, and could not independently confirm the country's precise legal position with high confidence — an honest gap, likely reflecting a genuine absence of formal legislation on this narrow topic. This research did not independently verify North Macedonia's female genital mutilation legal status either. Female genital mutilation is a separate matter and must not be conflated with male circumcision.
Medical & HIV context
0.1%
Adult HIV prevalence
World Bank (2017) · Adults 15–49
no
Circumcision in newborns
Non-therapeutic (cultural practice)
3-7 (Balkan sünnet)
Typical age
Benchmarks are international context — not a local complication rate.
Incident registry
No verified incidents are currently recorded for Macedonia.
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.