Australia
Asia & the Pacific
of males circumcised
A minority practice
Demographics
Circumcision rate, in context
Estimated share of males circumcised
Estimates derived from WHO/UNAIDS-based prevalence data. Global average ≈ 38%.
The picture in Australia
An estimated 27% of males are circumcised in Australia (Asia & the Pacific).
By the Numbers
Circumcision prevalence with HIV, education & policy indicators as context. Tap any card to compare.
Circumcision rate
% of males
27%
Context indicators from public UNAIDS/WHO-based sources; some scores are editorial or pending. Figures describe each country and are not evidence of causation.
Sexually Transmitted Infections
HIV and related indicators — context for the circumcision debate.
Circumcision is sometimes promoted — most prominently for HIV prevention in a few high-prevalence regions — and is often debated in the context of sexually transmitted infections. The figures below describe Australia; they reflect many factors (testing, behaviour, healthcare access, and reporting) and are not evidence that circumcision causes or prevents them.
1 in 1,000 adults
1 in 33,000 people
92 / 100
down 35% — getting better
Sexual Education
How well-equipped young people are with the facts.
Sex-education gap
32 / 100 — small gapComprehensive sex education is widely regarded as the most effective — and least invasive — tool for sexual health. This score estimates the gap between what young people in Australia are taught and best practice: a higher number means a wider gap. Education, not surgery, is what consistently improves outcomes.
The law
Legal status of non-therapeutic circumcision of minors.
Banned in most public hospitals; legal privately.
Routine infant circumcision has been removed from most public hospitals across Australian states and is discouraged by medical bodies, though it remains legal when performed privately. The Tasmania Law Reform Institute’s 2012 report recommended restricting non-therapeutic circumcision of minors.
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