Female genital mutilation prevalence (%)
SH.STA.FGMS.ZS📂 Health 🌍 30 countries
Percentage of women aged 15–49 who have gone through partial or total removal of the female external genitalia or other injury to the female genital organs for cultural or other non-therapeutic reasons.
🌍 World Average (2023):20.10
All Countries — Latest Data
30 countries1🇸🇴Somalia, Fed. Rep.99.2020202🇬🇳Guinea94.5020183🇩🇯Djibouti90.1020194🇲🇱Mali88.6020185🇪🇬Egypt, Arab Rep.87.2020156🇸🇩Sudan86.6020147🇪🇷Eritrea83.0020108🇸🇱Sierra Leone83.0020199🇬🇲Gambia, The72.60202010🇪🇹Ethiopia65.20201611🇲🇷Mauritania63.90202112🇧🇫Burkina Faso56.10202113🇬🇼Guinea-Bissau52.10201914🇨🇮Cote d'Ivoire36.70201615🇹🇩Chad34.10201916🇱🇷Liberia31.80202017🇨🇫Central African Republic21.60201918🇸🇳Senegal20.10202319🇾🇪Yemen, Rep.18.50201320🇳🇬Nigeria15.10202121🇰🇪Kenya14.80202222🇲🇻Maldives12.90201723🇧🇯Benin9.20201424🇹🇿Tanzania8.20202225🇮🇶Iraq7.40201826🇹🇬Togo3.10201727🇬🇭Ghana2.40201828🇳🇪Niger2.00201229🇨🇲Cameroon1.40200430🇺🇬Uganda0.302016