United States
North America
of males circumcised
High prevalence
Demographics
Circumcision rate, in context
Estimated share of males circumcised
Estimates derived from WHO/UNAIDS-based prevalence data. Global average ≈ 38%.
The picture in United States
Roughly two-thirds of American boys are circumcised as newborns, usually in hospital and framed as a medical or hygienic choice — the only country to circumcise most infant boys for non-religious reasons.
By the Numbers
Circumcision prevalence with HIV, education & policy indicators as context. Tap any card to compare.
Circumcision rate
% of males
71%
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 United States; they reflect many factors (testing, behaviour, healthcare access, and reporting) and are not evidence that circumcision causes or prevents them.
1 in 250 adults
1 in 10,000 people
66 / 100
down 12% — getting better
Sexual Education
How well-equipped young people are with the facts.
Sex-education gap
58 / 100 — moderate 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 United States are taught and best practice: a higher number means a wider gap. Education, not surgery, is what consistently improves outcomes.
Follow the money
Who profits from infant foreskins.
The United States is the commercial centre of the foreskin trade. Because most American circumcisions are performed on newborns in hospitals, the removed tissue feeds a real industry: neonatal foreskin fibroblasts are used in anti-ageing skincare, lab-grown skin grafts for burns and wounds, drug and vaccine research, and widely sold cell lines. A single foreskin can be cultured into a large amount of tissue worth a great deal — a non-consensual procedure turned into a supply chain.
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