Manitoba Circumcision Statistics

Neonatal circumcision rate in Manitoba

Fiscal year      Male births        Circumcisions     Rate (percent)

1993                8,368               2,936          35.1
1994                8,589               2,994          34.9
1995                8,452               3,054          36.1
1996                7,936               2,936          37.0
1997                7,914               2,773          35.0
1998                7,464               2,158          28.9
1999                7,436               1,992          26.8
2000                7,522               1,889          25.1

Physicians are reimbursed C$19.50 (US$13.25) per procedure.
Source: Government of Manitoba, June 2000.

[CIRP Note: Manitoba is the now the only province that still pays a reimbursement for this unnecessary non-essential non-therapeutic procedure.]

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