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'''Incidence of circumcision''' is the percentage of newborn boys who currently are being [[circumcised]].
'''Incidence of circumcision''' is the percentage of newborn boys who currently are being [[circumcised]].
====Long-term declining trend====
====Long-term declining trend====
The incidence of non-therapeutic neonatal [[circumcision]] hit its peak at 85-90 percent in 1965.<ref name="laumann1997>{{REFjournal
The incidence of non-therapeutic neonatal [[circumcision]] hit its peak at 85-90 percent in 1965.<ref name="laumann1997" /> It has been slowly declining ever since.
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|title=Circumcision in the United States. Prevalence, prophylactic effects, and sexual practice
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|journal=JAMA
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}}</ref> It has been slowly declining ever since.


Peter Moore (2015) reported that the incidence of circumcision was 55 percent.<ref name="moore2015"/>
Peter Moore (2015) reported that the incidence of circumcision was 55 percent.<ref name="moore2015"/>
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