Oman
Deep-built87.7% circumcision prevalence
Prevalence of non-therapeutic male circumcision.
Research coverage
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8
Sources · Citations
8
Verifications · Independent
0
Structured claims · Evidence-based
Jul 9, 2026
Last updated · deep-built
Research note: Oman DEEP_BUILT 2026-06-29. Morris 2016 modelled (87.7%; not surveyed). Expat-depressed (~40%); Omani nationals near-universal. Distinctive: Ibadhi Islam majority (~75% of nationals); Ibadhi school accepts khitan but no primary Ibadhi fiqh circumcision text found — honest gap. Sources #997-1004. 0 verified incidents. NOT VMMC priority. No circumcision statute identified.
Research claims
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No structured research claims have been added for Oman yet.
Legal status
UnregulatedNo Omani statute, royal decree, or ministerial regulation specifically governs non-therapeutic male circumcision. The practice is near-universal among Omani Muslim nationals and is performed routinely in the medicalised Omani healthcare system. No prohibition exists. Female genital mutilation is a separate and distinct matter and must not be conflated with male circumcision.
Medical & HIV context
0.1%
Adult HIV prevalence
UNAIDS (2023) · Adults 15–49
no
Circumcision in newborns
Non-therapeutic (cultural practice)
7 (Islamic default)
Typical age
Benchmarks are international context — not a local complication rate.
Incident registry
No verified incidents are currently recorded for Oman.
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.