Mauritania
Deep-built99.2% circumcision prevalence
Prevalence of non-therapeutic male circumcision.
Research coverage
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8
Sources · Citations
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Verifications · Independent
0
Structured claims · Evidence-based
Jul 9, 2026
Last updated · deep-built
Research note: Mauritania DEEP_BUILT 2026-06-29. Morris 2016 PMC4772313: 99.2% (primary; erratum PMC4820865 REFUTED 1-2 as MRT source; Wikipedia REFUTED 0-3 as primary source). ~100% Maliki Sunni; Maliki khitan = sunnah mu'akkadah; near-universal across all ethnic groups. FGM ~67% + Child Protection Code 2018 STRICTLY SEPARATE. Sources #1061-1068. 0 verified incidents. NOT VMMC priority. HIV ~0.3%.
Research claims
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No structured research claims have been added for Mauritania yet.
Legal status
UnregulatedNo Mauritania statute, decree, or ministerial regulation specifically governs non-therapeutic male circumcision. Mauritania is approximately 100% Maliki Sunni Muslim and circumcision is near-universal as a religious practice. No prohibition or mandatory-procedure law was identified. Female genital mutilation is a separate matter; Mauritanian law prohibits FGM (Child Protection Code 2018). FGM must not be conflated with male circumcision.
Medical & HIV context
0.3%
Adult HIV prevalence
UNAIDS (2023) · Adults 15–49
no
Circumcision in newborns
Non-therapeutic (cultural practice)
neonatal to early childhood
Typical age
Benchmarks are international context — not a local complication rate.
Incident registry
No verified incidents are currently recorded for Mauritania.
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.