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| Full Name: | Proportion of girls and women aged 15-49 years who have undergone female genital mutilation |
| Full Unit: | Percentage, % |
| Year-range of Data: | 2004 - 2017 |
| Source: | Global SDG Indicators Database |
| Link to Source: | https://unstats.un.org/sdgs/indicators/database/ |
| Date Source Published: | 2nd April 2019 |
| Date Source Accessed: | 11th July 1905 |
 | The following countries had no data: |
Female genital mutilation (FGM) is defined by WHO as “all procedures involving partial or total removal of the external female genitalia or other injury to the female genital organs for non-medical reasons"
FGM is a violation of the human rights of girls and women. Evidence has shown the adverse health outcomes of FGM. The practice of FGM manifests from gender inequality and is condemned by a number of international treaties and conventions. As it is regarded as a traditional practice prejudicial to the health of children and is mostly performed on minors, FGM violates the Convention on the Rights of the Child. In many countries, existing national laws include explicit bans against FGM.
Household surveys have been collecting data on this indicator in low- and middle-income countries since the late 1980s. In nearly all surveys, women of reproductive age are asked about their FGM status, at what age they were cut and by whom. If a woman has living daughters, the same questions are asked of her daughters. Most surveys also include additional questions related to the attitudes of women surrounding FGM, including women's rationale for the practice and their opinion on whether it should continue. Male perceptions are also solicited in many surveys, addressing men's awareness and attitudes towards FGM. In Liberia, only girls and women who have heard of the Sande society were asked whether they were members; this provides indirect information on FGM, since it is performed during initiation into the society.
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More about indicator and sources
Sources of data used for this indicator include: UNICEF global databases 2018, based on Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS), Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS) and other nationally representative surveys.
More information on calculations
This is the number of girls and women aged 15 to 49 who have undergone FGM divided by the total number of girls and women aged 15 to 49 in the population multiplied by 100. Data are mainly collected through two nationally representative household surveys: US Agency for International Development–supported Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) and UNICEF-supported Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS). Survey questions on FGM in the DHS and MICS have been standardised.
For countries where the report (and data colelction) crosses a calendar year, the more recent year is cited. This occurred for data sources from the following coutries: Chad; Côte d'Ivoire; Togo and Tanzania.
For more information, visit: https://unstats.un.org/sdgs/metadata/files/Metadata-05-03-02.pdf
