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Cambodia

Asia & the Pacific

5%

of males circumcised

Rare

Demographics

Circumcision rate, in context

Estimated share of males circumcised

Cambodia5%
United States71%
Global average38%

Estimates derived from WHO/UNAIDS-based prevalence data. Global average ≈ 38%.

The picture in Cambodia

An estimated 5% of males are circumcised in Cambodia (Asia & the Pacific).

Asia & the Pacific 5% prevalence

By the Numbers

Circumcision prevalence with HIV, education & policy indicators as context. Tap any card to compare.

Circumcision rate

% of males

5%

Cambodia5%
United States71%
Global average43.2%

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 Cambodia; they reflect many factors (testing, behaviour, healthcare access, and reporting) and are not evidence that circumcision causes or prevents them.

Adults living with HIV

1 in 200 adults

Newly infected each year

1 in 10,000 people

Of those with HIV, on treatment

86 / 100

New HIV infections vs 2010

down 62% — getting better

Sexual Education

How well-equipped young people are with the facts.

Sex-education gap

60 / 100 — moderate gap
ComprehensiveLarge gap

Comprehensive 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 Cambodia 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.

Unregulated

No specific national law restricts non-therapeutic circumcision of minors.

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