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}}</ref> The [[foreskin]] improves fitness because of its many protective, immunological, sexual, and sensory functions.  
}}</ref> The [[foreskin]] improves fitness because of its many protective, immunological, sexual, and sensory functions.  
Although all 100 percent of males are born with a [[foreskin]], The [[World Health Organization]] estimated that about 70 percent of living males are [[intact]] and only about 30 percent are [[circumcised]]. The great majority of the [[circumcised]] men are found in the Muslim nations, stretching from Nigeria in the west to Indonesia in the east. A majority of males in the [[United States]] and [[Israel]] are [[circumcised]]. The [[foreskinned]] males are in the true majority and constitute the real norm.
==Distribution of foreskinned males in the United States==
The distribution of [[foreskinned]] males varies widely by census region, state, and by locality.
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Although all 100 percent of males are born with a foreskin, The [[World Health Organization]] estimated that about 70 percent of living males are [[intact]] and only about 30 percent are [[circumcised]].
 


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