Female genital mutilation prevalence (%)

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EconomyYearFemale genital mutilation prevalence (%)
Afghanistan2023N/A
Albania2023N/A
Algeria2023N/A
American Samoa2023N/A
Andorra2023N/A
Angola2023N/A
Antigua and Barbuda2023N/A
Argentina2023N/A
Armenia2023N/A
Aruba2023N/A
Australia2023N/A
Austria2023N/A
Azerbaijan2023N/A
Bahamas, The2023N/A
Bahrain2023N/A
Bangladesh2023N/A
Barbados2023N/A
Belarus2023N/A
Belgium2023N/A
Belize2023N/A
Benin2023N/A
Bermuda2023N/A
Bhutan2023N/A
Bolivia2023N/A
Bosnia and Herzegovina2023N/A
Botswana2023N/A
Brazil2023N/A
British Virgin Islands2023N/A
Brunei Darussalam2023N/A
Bulgaria2023N/A
Burkina Faso202156.1%
Burundi2023N/A
Cabo Verde2023N/A
Cambodia2023N/A
Cameroon2023N/A
Canada2023N/A
Cayman Islands2023N/A
Central African Republic201921.6%
Chad201934.1%
Channel Islands2023N/A
Chile2023N/A
China2023N/A
Colombia2023N/A
Comoros2023N/A
Congo, Dem. Rep.2023N/A
Congo, Rep.2023N/A
Costa Rica2023N/A
Cote d'Ivoire201636.7%
Croatia2023N/A
Cuba2023N/A
Curacao2023N/A
Cyprus2023N/A
Czechia2023N/A
Denmark2023N/A
Djibouti201990.1%
Dominica2023N/A
Dominican Republic2023N/A
Ecuador2023N/A
Egypt, Arab Rep.201587.2%
El Salvador2023N/A
Equatorial Guinea2023N/A
Eritrea2023N/A
Estonia2023N/A
Eswatini2023N/A
Ethiopia201665.2%
Faroe Islands2023N/A
Fiji2023N/A
Finland2023N/A
France2023N/A
French Polynesia2023N/A
Gabon2023N/A
Gambia, The202072.6%
Georgia2023N/A
Germany2023N/A
Ghana20182.4%
Gibraltar2023N/A
Greece2023N/A
Greenland2023N/A
Grenada2023N/A
Guam2023N/A
Guatemala2023N/A
Guinea201894.5%
Guinea-Bissau201952.1%
Guyana2023N/A
Haiti2023N/A
Honduras2023N/A
Hong Kong SAR, China2023N/A
Hungary2023N/A
Iceland2023N/A
India2023N/A
Indonesia2023N/A
Iran, Islamic Rep.2023N/A
Iraq20187.4%
Ireland2023N/A
Isle of Man2023N/A
Israel2023N/A
Italy2023N/A
Jamaica2023N/A
Japan2023N/A
Jordan2023N/A
Kazakhstan2023N/A
Kenya202214.8%
Kiribati2023N/A
Korea, Dem. People's Rep.2023N/A
Korea, Rep.2023N/A
Kosovo2023N/A
Kuwait2023N/A
Kyrgyz Republic2023N/A
Lao PDR2023N/A
Latvia2023N/A
Lebanon2023N/A
Lesotho2023N/A
Liberia202031.8%
Libya2023N/A
Liechtenstein2023N/A
Lithuania2023N/A
Luxembourg2023N/A
Macao SAR, China2023N/A
Madagascar2023N/A
Malawi2023N/A
Malaysia2023N/A
Maldives201712.9%
Mali201888.6%
Malta2023N/A
Marshall Islands2023N/A
Mauritania202163.9%
Mauritius2023N/A
Mexico2023N/A
Micronesia, Fed. Sts.2023N/A
Moldova2023N/A
Monaco2023N/A
Mongolia2023N/A
Montenegro2023N/A
Morocco2023N/A
Mozambique2023N/A
Myanmar2023N/A
Namibia2023N/A
Nauru2023N/A
Nepal2023N/A
Netherlands2023N/A
New Caledonia2023N/A
New Zealand2023N/A
Nicaragua2023N/A
Niger2023N/A
Nigeria202115.1%
North Macedonia2023N/A
Northern Mariana Islands2023N/A
Norway2023N/A
Oman2023N/A
Pakistan2023N/A
Palau2023N/A
Panama2023N/A
Papua New Guinea2023N/A
Paraguay2023N/A
Peru2023N/A
Philippines2023N/A
Poland2023N/A
Portugal2023N/A
Puerto Rico2023N/A
Qatar2023N/A
Romania2023N/A
Russian Federation2023N/A
Rwanda2023N/A
Samoa2023N/A
San Marino2023N/A
Sao Tome and Principe2023N/A
Saudi Arabia2023N/A
Senegal202320.1%
Serbia2023N/A
Seychelles2023N/A
Sierra Leone201983%
Singapore2023N/A
Sint Maarten (Dutch part)2023N/A
Slovak Republic2023N/A
Slovenia2023N/A
Solomon Islands2023N/A
Somalia202099.2%
South Africa2023N/A
South Sudan2023N/A
Spain2023N/A
Sri Lanka2023N/A
St. Kitts and Nevis2023N/A
St. Lucia2023N/A
St. Martin (French part)2023N/A
St. Vincent and the Grenadines2023N/A
Sudan2023N/A
Suriname2023N/A
Sweden2023N/A
Switzerland2023N/A
Syrian Arab Republic2023N/A
Tajikistan2023N/A
Tanzania20228.2%
Thailand2023N/A
Timor-Leste2023N/A
Togo20173.1%
Tonga2023N/A
Trinidad and Tobago2023N/A
Tunisia2023N/A
Turkiye2023N/A
Turkmenistan2023N/A
Turks and Caicos Islands2023N/A
Tuvalu2023N/A
Uganda20160.3%
Ukraine2023N/A
United Arab Emirates2023N/A
United Kingdom2023N/A
United States2023N/A
Uruguay2023N/A
Uzbekistan2023N/A
Vanuatu2023N/A
Venezuela, RB2023N/A
Vietnam2023N/A
Virgin Islands (U.S.)2023N/A
West Bank and Gaza2023N/A
Yemen, Rep.2023N/A
Zambia2023N/A
Zimbabwe2023N/A

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