Circumcision is the oldest known surgical procedure and most widely spread religious and social custom in the world. Circumcision is today performed on every inhabited continent and by many societies around the world. Estimates indicate that the worldwide circumcision rate is between 30%-40%. In this chapter of the CIRCLIST website, we take you for an around-the-world look at circumcision.

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• Aboriginal

• Albania

• Australia

• Bosnia-Herzegovina

• Brazil

• Bulgaria

• Canada

• Caribbean

• Central America

• China & Hong Kong

• Croatia

• Egypt

• Estonia

• Finland

• France

• Germany

• Ireland

• Kosovo

• Macedonia (Former Yugoslav Republic of)

• Montenegro

• Morocco

• New Zealand

• Netherlands

• Pakistan

• Papua New Guinea

• Philippines, The

• Serbia (including Vojvodina)

• Singapore

• Slovenia

• Sri Lanka

• Sweden

• United Kingdom

• Yugoslavia’s former Republics

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