Female genital mutilation prevalence (%) - Country Ranking - Africa
Definition: 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.
Source: UNICEF Childinfo (childinfo.org).
See also: Thematic map, Time series comparison
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| Rank | Country | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somalia | 99.20 | 2020 |
| 2 | Guinea | 94.50 | 2018 |
| 3 | Djibouti | 94.40 | 2012 |
| 4 | Mali | 88.60 | 2018 |
| 5 | Egypt | 87.20 | 2015 |
| 6 | Sudan | 86.60 | 2014 |
| 7 | Sierra Leone | 83.00 | 2019 |
| 7 | Eritrea | 83.00 | 2010 |
| 9 | Burkina Faso | 75.80 | 2010 |
| 10 | The Gambia | 72.60 | 2020 |
| 11 | Mauritania | 66.60 | 2015 |
| 12 | Ethiopia | 65.20 | 2016 |
| 13 | Guinea-Bissau | 52.10 | 2019 |
| 14 | Côte d'Ivoire | 36.70 | 2016 |
| 15 | Chad | 34.10 | 2019 |
| 16 | Liberia | 31.80 | 2020 |
| 17 | Senegal | 25.20 | 2019 |
| 18 | Central African Republic | 21.60 | 2019 |
| 19 | Kenya | 21.00 | 2014 |
| 20 | Nigeria | 19.50 | 2018 |
| 21 | Tanzania | 10.00 | 2016 |
| 22 | Benin | 9.20 | 2014 |
| 23 | Togo | 3.10 | 2017 |
| 24 | Ghana | 2.40 | 2018 |
| 25 | Niger | 2.00 | 2012 |
| 26 | Cameroon | 1.40 | 2004 |
| 27 | Uganda | 0.30 | 2016 |
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Periodicity: Annual
