Canada: Nova Scotia Circumcision Statistics

Province of Nova Scotia Official Circumcision Statistics

Fiscal          Number       Total Newborn       Percent        Percent
Year          Circumcised      Males             Circumcised    Intact
1992/93          680            6067             11.2%           88.8%
1993/94          673            5987             10.7%           89.3%
1994/95          633            5717             11.1%           87.9%
1995/96          637            5478             11.6%           87.4%
1996/97          607            5454             11.1%           87.9%
1997/98          127            5102              2.5%           97.5%
1998/99          103            5017              2.1%           97.9%

Nova Scotia circumcision rates were as high as 37.1% in 1973 but had dropped to 16.1% by 1980. As of January 20, 1997, newborn circumcisions for non-medical reasons are no longer covered by our province's Medical Services Insurance plan.

Source:
James Muir, Minister of Health.
Office of the Minister, Department of Health, P. O. Box 488, Halifax, NS B3J 2R8

Courtesy of:
John Antonopoulos, President
Circumcision Resource Centre
Les Atriums
P.O. Box 32065
Montreal, Quebec H2L 4Y5

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