Male Circumcisions Drop in Manitoba

WINNIPEG -- The circumcision rate in Manitoba is continuing to fall, according to figures obtained recently from the province's ministry of health. The figures show that only about 25 percent of Manitoba newborn boys were circumcised in the year ended March 31, 1999, compared with 35 percent three years earlier.

 Year        Newborn        Male      Rate 
          Circumcisions    Births   (percent)

1992/93       2,936        8,368      35.1
1993/94       2,994        8,589      34.9
1994/95       3,054        8,452      36.1
1995/96       2,936        7,936      37.0
1996/97       2,773        7,914      35.0
1997/98       2,158        7,464      28.9
1998/99       1,992        7,436      26.8
1999/00       1,889        7,522      25.1

Source: Manitoba Health.

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