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Bollinger (2010} estimated approximately 117 neonatal circumcision-related deaths occur annually in the United States, about one out of every 77 male neonatal deaths, more than suffocation, auto accidents, or even [[SIDS]].<ref name="bollinger2010">{{BollingerD 2010}}</ref> | Bollinger (2010} estimated approximately 117 neonatal circumcision-related deaths occur annually in the United States, about one out of every 77 male neonatal deaths, more than suffocation, auto accidents, or even [[SIDS]].<ref name="bollinger2010">{{BollingerD 2010}}</ref> | ||
==Infant mortality== | |||
The [[United States]], in addition to having the world's highest incidence of non-therapeutic, non-religious [[circumcision]], also has the highest rate of infant mortality. The relationship is unclear. A correlation exists but does not prove cause and effect.<ref>{{REFjournal | |||
|last= MacDorman, | |||
|init=Marian F. | |||
|author-link= | |||
|last2=Matthews | |||
|init2=TJ | |||
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|url=https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr63/nvsr63_05.pdf | |||
|title=International Comparisons of Infant Mortality and | |||
Related Factors: United States and Europe, 2010 | |||
|journal=National Vital | |||
Statistics Reports | |||
|date=2014-09-25 | |||
|volume=63 | |||
|issue=5 | |||
|pages=1-7 | |||
|accessdate= 2022-09-12 | |||
}}</ref> | |||
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* [[Anonymous case reports]] | * [[Anonymous case reports]] | ||