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Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls

Indicator 5.3.2: Proportion of girls and women aged 15–49 years who have undergone female genital mutilation/cutting, by age

Proportion of girls and women aged 15-49 years who have undergone female genital mutilation/cutting, by age

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Indicator name Proportion of girls and women aged 15-49 years who have undergone female genital mutilation/cutting, by age
Target name Eliminate all harmful practices, such as child, early and forced marriage and female genital mutilation.
Global indicator description From UNICEF: This indicator provides the proportion of girls and women aged 15 to 49 years who have undergone female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C). It is calculated by dividing the number of girls and women aged 15-49 who have undergone FGM/C by the total number of girls and women aged 15-49 in the population From WHO: The numerator is the number of women and girls who have undergone a FGM procedure (Type 1 to IV). The denominator is the number of women and girls in the same population
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