Qatar
Deep-built77.5% circumcision prevalence
Prevalence of non-therapeutic male circumcision.
Research coverage
A transparent snapshot of what this file currently contains.
8
Sources · Citations
8
Verifications · Independent
0
Structured claims · Evidence-based
Jul 9, 2026
Last updated · deep-built
Research note: Qatar DEEP_BUILT 2026-06-29. Morris 2016 modelled (77.5%; not surveyed). Most expat-depressed Gulf figure: ~90% of residents are non-national/non-Muslim. Qatari nationals (Hanbali/Wahhabi Sunni) near-universal. Sources #1005-1012. 0 verified incidents. NOT VMMC priority. No circumcision statute identified.
Research claims
Short, testable claims backed by evidence and categorised for clarity.
No structured research claims have been added for Qatar yet.
Legal status
UnregulatedNo Qatari statute, emiri decree, or ministerial regulation specifically governs non-therapeutic male circumcision. The practice is near-universal among Qatari Muslim nationals and performed in the medicalised Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) health system. No prohibition exists. Female genital mutilation is a separate 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 Qatar.
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.