Female genital mutilation prevalence (%)
HealthWB WDIwb_wdi:SH.STA.FGMS.ZS•% of women ages 15-49•1990 → 2023•30 countries
Series quick facts
High-level context for this country series.
HealthWB WDI
Coverage
30
Frequency
—
Range
1990 \u2192 2023
Latest
2023
Female genital mutilation prevalence (%) by country
Latest available value per country (as of 2023)
Low \u2192 High
Unit: %
≤ 5.69%
5.69% – 13.44%
13.44% – 25.11%
25.11% – 48.37%
48.37% – 70.49%
70.49% – 87.11%
> 87.11%
No data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Highest 15 countries
Female genital mutilation prevalence (%)
30 countries with data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Distribution across countries
Female genital mutilation prevalence (%)
Countries
30
Median
35.4%
Mean
42.9%
25th pctl
9.2%
75th pctl
83%
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Compare trends
Female genital mutilation prevalence (%)
SenegalEgypt, Arab Rep.Mali
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| Country | Latest | Date | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| Somalia, Fed. Rep.SOM | 99.2% | 2020 | — |
| GuineaGIN | 94.5% | 2018 | |
| DjiboutiDJI | 90.1% | 2019 | — |
| MaliMLI | 88.6% | 2018 | |
| Egypt, Arab Rep.EGY | 87.2% | 2015 | |
| SudanSDN | 86.6% | 2014 | |
| EritreaERI | 83% | 2010 | |
| Sierra LeoneSLE | 83% | 2019 | |
| Gambia, TheGMB | 72.6% | 2020 | |
| EthiopiaETH | 65.2% | 2016 | |
| MauritaniaMRT | 63.9% | 2021 | |
| Burkina FasoBFA | 56.1% | 2021 | |
| Guinea-BissauGNB | 52.1% | 2019 | — |
| Central African RepublicCAF | 43.4% | 1995 | — |
| Cote d'IvoireCIV | 36.7% | 2016 | |
| ChadTCD | 34.1% | 2019 | |
| LiberiaLBR | 31.8% | 2020 | — |
| SenegalSEN | 20.1% | 2023 | |
| Yemen, Rep.YEM | 18.5% | 2013 | |
| NigeriaNGA | 15.1% | 2021 | |
| KenyaKEN | 14.8% | 2022 | |
| MaldivesMDV | 12.9% | 2017 | — |
| BeninBEN | 9.2% | 2014 | |
| TanzaniaTZA | 8.2% | 2022 | |
| IraqIRQ | 7.4% | 2018 | — |
| GhanaGHA | 5.4% | 2003 | — |
| TogoTGO | 3.1% | 2017 | |
| NigerNER | 2% | 2012 | |
| CameroonCMR | 1.4% | 2004 | — |
| UgandaUGA | 1.4% | 2011 |
Source: World Bank (WB WDI)