Percentage of girls and women aged 15-49 years who have undergone FGM/C, by age group (for relevant countries only) ( CBB )

This indicator is proposed as an indicator for Sustainable Development Target 05.3 Eliminate all harmful practices, such as child, early and forced marriage and female genital mutilation.


Data

Organisations
UNICEF maintains a global database on the issue since 2004. Data are available for some 29 low- and middle-income countries where the practice is concentrated. UNICEF is also the agency responsible for reporting on this indicator as part of the
UN expert group on gender indicators


Instruments
Household surveys such as MICS and Demographic and Health Survey (DHS).