Female Genital Mutilation/ Cutting (FGM/C) Prevalence Map
In the course of our research, we discovered that we couldn’t find a comprehensive resource listing prevalence of FGM/C among girls and women around the world. We searched various sources and compiled this map so that other clinicians, researchers, and advocates may benefit. We realize that available data may change over time, so if you are aware of a source that we did not include, please contact us at nyuempowerlab@gmail.com.
Please click on the image below to access the full interactive map
CLICK HERE FOR THE COMPREHENSIVE FGM/C PREVALENcE TABLE & Sources
Unknown: The country is known to practice FGM/C but there are no estimates of the prevalence for respective groups
NA or Not Applicable: The country is not known to practice FGM/C
Percentages given are the prevalence of FGM/C among certain groups of girls and women within a practicing country or group within that country
*Note: Prevalence listed for India and Pakistan are among Dawoodi Bohras within each country and not the countries themselves. Prevalence listed for Iraq is for the country itself. Iraq has an additional prevalence of 60% among Kurds within the country.
We want to thank former lab member Reagan Schoenholz for compiling this data