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→Estimations of death due to male infant circumcision: Add infant mortality section.
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 |author2-link= |url=https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr63/nvsr63_05.pdf |title=International Comparisons of Infant Mortality andRelated 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]]