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WhenIn half of the countries, the majority of girls were cut
before age 5. In the rest of the countries, most cutting occurs between 5 and 14
years of age
hoWAcross a majority of
countries, most daughters have had their genitalia cut, with some flesh
removed
By WhomIn nearly all countries
where FGM/C is concentrated, traditional
practitioners perform most of the procedures
WhySocial acceptance is
the most frequently cited reason for supporting the
continuation of the practice
In most countries where FGm/C is practised, the majority of
girls and women think it should end
Uganda
Cameroon
Niger
Togo
Ghana
Iraq
Benin
United Republic of Tanzania
Yemen
Central African Republic
Senegal
Nigeria
Kenya
Côte d'Ivoire
Chad
Guinea-Bissau
Liberia
Mauritania
Ethiopia
Egypt
Djibouti
Guinea
Somalia
1%
1%
2%
4%
4%
8%
13%
15%
23%
24%
26%
27%
27%
38%
44%
50%
66%
69%
74%
Gambia76%
Burkina Faso76%
Sierra Leone88%
Mali89%
Sudan88%
Eritrea89%
91%
93%
96%
98%
29 countries, more than 125 million girls and women
Sierra Leone
Egypt
Guinea-Bissau
Côte d'Ivoire
Ghana
Benin 93%
93%
Togo 89%
Niger 89%
Iraq 88%
United Republic of Tanzania 92%
Cameroon 84%
Uganda 83%
Burkina Faso 90%
Kenya 86%
Central African Republic 75%
Senegal 79%
69%
Nigeria 62%
Ethiopia 63%
56%
Djibouti 51%
Chad 36%
Mauritania 53%
Sudan 53%
Liberia 46%
Eritrea 49%
35%
Gambia 28%
Somalia 33%
26%
Guinea 19%
Mali 20%
Yemen 48%
Egypt
Ethiopia
Nigeria
Sudan
Kenya andBurkina Faso
Mali and United Republic of Tanzania
Guinea and Somalia
Côte d'Ivoire and Yemen
Chad and Iraq
Eritrea and Sierra Leone
Senegal, Mauritania and Niger
Gambia, Ghana and Central African Republic
Guinea-Bissau, Djibouti,Uganda and Togo
Liberia, Cameroon and Benin
27.2 million
919,000
23.8 million
19.9 million
12.1 million
9.3 million
7.9 million
6.5 million
5.0 million
3.8 million
2.7 million
3.5 million
3.4 million
1.3 million
yemen In 97% of cases, girls underwent
the procedure in their homes and 75% of
them were cut using a blade or razor
nIGer55% of Christian girls and women have undergone
FGM/C, compared to 2% of Muslim girls and women
IraqFGM/C is
concentrated in the
regions of Erbil and
Sulaymaniyah
UGanda9% of girls and
women support the continuation
of FGM/C, even though national
prevalence is only 1%
GhanaIn the highest prevalence
region (Upper West), 60% of women aged
45 to 49 have undergone FGM/C compared to 16%
of girls aged 15 to 19
ToGo21% of Muslim
girls and women have undergone
FGM/C, compared to 1% of Christian girls and women
Cameroon85% of
boys and men think
that FGM/C should not
be continued
Chad 27% of
boys and men think FGM/C is required
by religion
CôTe d’IvoIre41% of girls and women
of Voltaique/Gur background support the continuation of FGM/C, compared to only 3% of Akan girls and women
nIGerIa35% of boys and men and 31% of girls and women report that
they do not know what the opposite sex thinks
about FGM/C
BenIn 72% of Peulh girls and women have
undergone FGM/C, compared to 0% of girls and women of
Adja and Fon ethnicity
SeneGalFGM/C prevalence among Wolof girls and women ranges from a low of 0% in
Diourbel to 35% in Matam
eGypT 77% of girls who have
undergone FGM/C were
cut by a medical professional
malI58% of girls who
have been cut are daughters
of mothers who oppose the practice
maUrITanIa On average,
girls are cut when they are
just 1 month old
GUInea19% of girls and
women think FGM/C should
stop, compared to 42% of boys
and men
GamBIa82% of girls and women
who have undergone FGM/C think the practice
should continue, compared to 5% of girls and women
who have not been cut
SIerra leone
51% of couples do not agree on whether
FGM/C should continue or end
SUdan Girls and women with no education are nearly four
times more likely to support the continuation of FGM/C than girls and women with
secondary or higher education
erITrea60% of girls and women
regard FGM/C as a religious
requirement
eThIopIa 41% of girls and women
with no education support the continuation of FGM/C
compared to 5% of girls and women with secondary
or higher education
lIBerIaGirls and women from
the poorest households are twice as likely
to have experienced FGM/C as those from
the richest households
djIBoUTI62% of
cut girls underwent
the procedure between the
ages of 5 and 9
GUInea-BISSaU18% of
cut girls underwent
the procedure after age 15
BUrkIna FaSo 76% of girls and
women have been cut, but only
9% favour the continuation
of FGM/C
SomalIa63% of girls
who underwent FGM/C
had their genitalia sewn
closed
kenya59% of girls and women
who have been cut do not see any benefit to the practice
UnITed repUBlIC oF TanzanIaWomen aged 45 to 49
are approximately three times more
likely to have been cut than girls aged 15 to 19
CenTral aFrICan repUBlIC 52% of cut girls
experienced FGM/C
between the ages of 10 and 14
number of girls and women who haveundergoneFGm/C
Above 80%51% - 80%26% - 50%10% - 25%Less than 10%FGM/C is not concentratedin these countries
This map is stylized and not to scale. It does not reflect a position by UNICEF on the legal status of any country or territory or the delimitation of any frontiers. The final boundary between the Republic of the Sudan and the Republic of South Sudan has not yet been determined.
FGm/C is concentrated in a swath of countries from the atlantic Coast to the horn of africa, with wide variations in the percentage of girls and women cut, both within and across countries