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Service Description: Short Name
Prevalence of female genital mutilation
Full Name
Proportion of girls and women aged 15-49 years who have undergone female genital mutilation
Domain
Gender equality
Sub-domain
Female genital mutilation
Tags
End gender-based violence and harmful practices, SDG Target 5.3, Strategic Plan
Definition
Proportion of girls and women aged 15-49 years who have undergone female genital mutilation. Female genital mutilation (FGM) refers to “all procedures involving partial or total removal of the female external genitalia or other injury to the female genital organs for non-medical reasons".
Method of Calculation
Number of girls and women aged 15 to 49 years who have undergone FGM divided by the total number of girls and women aged 15 to 49 years in the population multiplied by 100.
Data source specific method of calculation:
DHS:
Numerator:
Number of women aged 15 to 49 years circumcised.
Denominator:
Number of women aged 15 to 49 years.
Calculation:
Numerators are divided by the denominator, multiplied by 100.
Expected Frequency of Data Dissemination
Annual
Geospatial Dimension Availability
Country (geolev0), Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs), SDG Regions, SDG Sub-Regions, Sub-national level 1 (geolev1)
Time Dimension Availability
1990, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
Disaggregation Dimension Availability
Age group: 15 to 19 years old, 15 to 24 years old, 15 to 49 years old, 20 to 24 years old, 20 to 29 years old, 25 to 29 years old, 25 to 34 years old, 30 to 34 years old, 30 to 39 years old, 35 to 39 years old, 35 to 49 years old, 40 to 44 years old, 40 to 49 years old, 45 to 49 years old
Education level: Higher, No education, No education or primary education, Primary education, Secondary education, Secondary education or higher
Place of residence: Rural, Urban
Sex: Female
Wealth index: Middle, Poorer, Poorest, Richer, Richest
References
SDG Indicator 5.3.2 metadata: Link
Comments
DHS: Only women who have heard of FGC are asked whether they have experienced FGC.
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Supported Query Formats: JSON
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Description: Short Name
Prevalence of female genital mutilation
Full Name
Proportion of girls and women aged 15-49 years who have undergone female genital mutilation
Domain
Gender equality
Sub-domain
Female genital mutilation
Tags
End gender-based violence and harmful practices, SDG Target 5.3, Strategic Plan
Definition
Proportion of girls and women aged 15-49 years who have undergone female genital mutilation. Female genital mutilation (FGM) refers to “all procedures involving partial or total removal of the female external genitalia or other injury to the female genital organs for non-medical reasons".
Method of Calculation
Number of girls and women aged 15 to 49 years who have undergone FGM divided by the total number of girls and women aged 15 to 49 years in the population multiplied by 100.
Data source specific method of calculation:
DHS: Numerator: Number of women aged 15 to 49 years circumcised.
Denominator: Number of women aged 15 to 49 years.
Calculation: Numerators are divided by the denominator, multiplied by 100.
Expected Frequency of Data Dissemination
Annual
Geospatial Dimension Availability
Country (geolev0), Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs), SDG Regions, SDG Sub-Regions, Sub-national level 1 (geolev1)
Time Dimension Availability
1990, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
Disaggregation Dimension Availability
Age group: 15 to 19 years old, 15 to 24 years old, 15 to 49 years old, 20 to 24 years old, 20 to 29 years old, 25 to 29 years old, 25 to 34 years old, 30 to 34 years old, 30 to 39 years old, 35 to 39 years old, 35 to 49 years old, 40 to 44 years old, 40 to 49 years old, 45 to 49 years oldEducation level: Higher, No education, No education or primary education, Primary education, Secondary education, Secondary education or higherPlace of residence: Rural, UrbanSex: FemaleWealth index: Middle, Poorer, Poorest, Richer, Richest
References
SDG Indicator 5.3.2 metadata: Link
Comments
DHS: Only women who have heard of FGC are asked whether they have experienced FGC.
Service Item Id: 9d212c9d6c4442c6a277d3d68bbe9f98
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Spatial Reference:
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Initial Extent:
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YMin: -182.19386385839192
XMax: 328.037837837838
YMax: 208.98991992539203
Spatial Reference: 4326
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Full Extent:
XMin: -180
YMin: -90
XMax: 180
YMax: 90
Spatial Reference: 4326
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Keywords: End gender-based violence and harmful practices,SDG Target 5.3,Strategic Plan
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