Female genital mutilation
percent of women, 1990–2020
Country | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
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Benin | 16.80 | 16.02 | 15.24 | 14.46 | 13.68 | 12.90 | 11.97 | 11.03 | 10.10 | 9.17 | 8.23 | 7.30 | 8.25 | 9.20 | |||||||||||||||||
Burkina Faso | 71.60 | 72.85 | 74.10 | 75.35 | 76.60 | 75.23 | 73.87 | 72.50 | 73.33 | 74.15 | 74.98 | 75.80 | |||||||||||||||||||
Cameroon | 1.40 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Central African Republic | 43.40 | 42.12 | 40.84 | 39.56 | 38.28 | 37.00 | 35.72 | 34.44 | 33.16 | 31.88 | 30.60 | 29.32 | 28.04 | 26.76 | 25.48 | 24.20 | 23.91 | 23.62 | 23.33 | 23.04 | 22.76 | 22.47 | 22.18 | 21.89 | 21.60 | ||||||
Chad | 44.90 | 44.80 | 44.70 | 44.60 | 44.50 | 44.40 | 44.30 | 43.12 | 41.94 | 40.76 | 39.58 | 38.40 | 37.33 | 36.25 | 35.18 | 34.10 | |||||||||||||||
Djibouti | 93.10 | 93.32 | 93.53 | 93.75 | 93.97 | 94.18 | 94.40 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Egypt | 97.00 | 97.06 | 97.12 | 97.18 | 97.24 | 97.30 | 97.20 | 97.10 | 97.00 | 96.40 | 95.80 | 95.70 | 95.60 | 95.50 | 94.97 | 94.43 | 93.90 | 93.37 | 92.83 | 92.30 | 87.20 | ||||||||||
Eritrea | 94.50 | 93.67 | 92.84 | 92.01 | 91.19 | 90.36 | 89.53 | 88.70 | 87.99 | 87.28 | 86.56 | 85.85 | 85.14 | 84.43 | 83.71 | 83.00 | |||||||||||||||
Ethiopia | 79.90 | 78.78 | 77.66 | 76.54 | 75.42 | 74.30 | 73.47 | 72.65 | 71.82 | 70.99 | 70.16 | 69.34 | 68.51 | 67.68 | 66.85 | 66.03 | 65.20 | ||||||||||||||
Gambia | 78.30 | 77.83 | 77.35 | 76.88 | 76.40 | 75.90 | 75.40 | 74.90 | 75.06 | 75.22 | 75.38 | 75.54 | 75.70 | 74.15 | 72.60 | ||||||||||||||||
Ghana | 5.40 | 5.20 | 5.00 | 4.80 | 4.60 | 4.40 | 4.20 | 4.00 | 3.80 | 3.60 | 3.40 | 3.20 | 3.00 | 2.80 | 2.60 | 2.40 | |||||||||||||||
Guinea | 98.60 | 98.10 | 97.60 | 97.10 | 96.60 | 96.10 | 95.60 | 95.79 | 95.97 | 96.16 | 96.34 | 96.53 | 96.71 | 96.90 | 96.88 | 96.85 | 96.83 | 96.80 | 95.65 | 94.50 | |||||||||||
Guinea Bissau | 44.50 | 45.83 | 47.15 | 48.48 | 49.80 | 48.58 | 47.35 | 46.13 | 44.90 | 46.34 | 47.78 | 49.22 | 50.66 | 52.10 | |||||||||||||||||
Iraq | 8.10 | 8.00 | 7.90 | 7.80 | 7.70 | 7.60 | 7.50 | 7.40 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Ivory Coast | 44.50 | 44.03 | 43.57 | 43.10 | 42.63 | 42.17 | 41.70 | 41.20 | 40.70 | 40.20 | 39.70 | 39.20 | 38.70 | 38.20 | 37.83 | 37.45 | 37.08 | 36.70 | |||||||||||||
Kenya | 37.60 | 36.52 | 35.44 | 34.36 | 33.28 | 32.20 | 31.35 | 30.50 | 29.65 | 28.80 | 27.95 | 27.10 | 25.88 | 24.66 | 23.44 | 22.22 | 21.00 | ||||||||||||||
Liberia | 44.40 | 42.60 | 40.80 | 39.00 | 37.20 | 35.40 | 33.60 | 31.80 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Maldives | 12.90 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mali | 93.70 | 93.28 | 92.86 | 92.44 | 92.02 | 91.60 | 90.32 | 89.04 | 87.76 | 86.48 | 85.20 | 86.03 | 86.85 | 87.68 | 88.50 | 89.47 | 90.43 | 91.40 | 87.05 | 82.70 | 84.67 | 86.63 | 88.60 | ||||||||
Mauritania | 71.30 | 71.45 | 71.60 | 71.75 | 71.90 | 72.05 | 72.20 | 71.50 | 70.80 | 70.10 | 69.40 | 68.70 | 68.00 | 67.30 | 66.60 | ||||||||||||||||
Niger | 4.50 | 4.21 | 3.93 | 3.64 | 3.35 | 3.06 | 2.78 | 2.49 | 2.20 | 2.17 | 2.13 | 2.10 | 2.07 | 2.03 | 2.00 | ||||||||||||||||
Nigeria | 19.00 | 21.12 | 23.24 | 25.36 | 27.48 | 29.60 | 28.73 | 27.87 | 27.00 | 25.90 | 24.80 | 22.67 | 20.53 | 18.40 | 18.95 | 19.50 | |||||||||||||||
Senegal | 28.20 | 27.78 | 27.37 | 26.95 | 26.53 | 26.12 | 25.70 | 25.37 | 25.03 | 24.70 | 24.20 | 22.70 | 24.00 | 23.30 | 25.20 | ||||||||||||||||
Sierra Leone | 94.00 | 93.10 | 92.20 | 91.30 | 89.80 | 88.30 | 88.73 | 89.17 | 89.60 | 88.73 | 87.85 | 86.98 | 86.10 | 84.55 | 83.00 | ||||||||||||||||
Somalia | 97.90 | 97.99 | 98.09 | 98.18 | 98.27 | 98.36 | 98.46 | 98.55 | 98.64 | 98.74 | 98.83 | 98.92 | 99.01 | 99.11 | 99.20 | ||||||||||||||||
Sudan | 89.20 | 89.09 | 88.98 | 88.88 | 88.77 | 88.66 | 88.55 | 88.44 | 88.33 | 88.23 | 88.12 | 88.01 | 87.90 | 87.79 | 87.68 | 87.58 | 87.47 | 87.36 | 87.25 | 87.14 | 87.03 | 86.93 | 86.82 | 86.71 | 86.60 | ||||||
Tanzania | 17.90 | 17.53 | 17.17 | 16.80 | 16.43 | 16.07 | 15.70 | 15.33 | 14.97 | 14.60 | 14.60 | 14.60 | 14.60 | 14.60 | 14.60 | 13.83 | 13.07 | 12.30 | 11.53 | 10.77 | 10.00 | ||||||||||
Togo | 5.80 | 5.33 | 4.85 | 4.38 | 3.90 | 4.10 | 4.30 | 4.50 | 4.70 | 4.17 | 3.63 | 3.10 | |||||||||||||||||||
Uganda | 0.60 | 0.76 | 0.92 | 1.08 | 1.24 | 1.40 | 1.18 | 0.96 | 0.74 | 0.52 | 0.30 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Yemen | 22.60 | 22.34 | 22.09 | 21.83 | 21.58 | 21.32 | 21.06 | 20.81 | 20.55 | 20.29 | 20.04 | 19.78 | 19.53 | 19.27 | 19.01 | 18.76 | 18.50 |