Circumcision Rate Has Declined Over 30 Years.
4 Reasons the Circumcision Rate Has Declined Over 30 Years...
The rate of circumcisions performed on newborn boys in US hospitals has steadily declined over the last three decades, the US Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has said in a new report.
Overall, the national rate dropped about 10 percent, but the numbers varied dramatically by region.
The CDC's report looked at rates of newborn boys circumcised in hospitals from 1979 to 2010.
It's important to note that since it only includes hospital circumcisions in its figures - and not any performed outside hospitals, such as those done in religious ceremonies - it doesn't give a complete picture of the rate of circumcision in the US.
In 1979, 64.5 percent of newborn boys were circumcised in hospitals, the report says.
Overall, circumcision rates were the highest in the Midwest, with a high of 82.9 percent in 1989 and a low of 68.8 percent in 2009. While the rate stayed flat in the Northeast, the decline was especially steep in the West.
Over the 32-year period studied, rates in the West dropped 37 percent, from 63.9 percent in 1979 to 40.2 percent in 2010. The lowest rate recorded over the three decades was in the West, where only 31.4 percent of newborn boys were circumcised in hospitals in 2003.
Let's take a look at some of the reasons for the decline......
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