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<p><u><strong>Short Name</strong></u><br>
Prevalence of female genital mutilation<br></p>
<p><u><strong>Full Name</strong></u><br>
Proportion of girls and women aged 15-49 years who have undergone female genital mutilation<br></p>
<p><u><strong>Domain</strong></u><br>
Gender equality<br></p>
<p><u><strong>Sub-domain</strong></u><br>
Female genital mutilation<br></p>
<p><u><strong>Tags</strong></u><br>
End gender-based violence and harmful practices, SDG Target 5.3, Strategic Plan<br></p>
<p><u><strong>Definition</strong></u><br>
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".<br></p>
<p><u><strong>Method of Calculation</strong></u><br>
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.
<br><em>Data source specific method of calculation:</em><br>
<br><strong>DHS:</strong><br> <br><em>Numerator:</em><br> Number of women aged 15 to 49 years circumcised.
<br><em>Denominator:</em><br> Number of women aged 15 to 49 years.
<br><em>Calculation:</em><br> Numerators are divided by the denominator, multiplied by 100.<br></p>
<p><u><strong>Expected Frequency of Data Dissemination</strong></u><br>
Annual<br></p>
<p><u><strong>Geospatial Dimension Availability</strong></u><br>
Country (geolev0), Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs), SDG Regions, SDG Sub-Regions, Sub-national level 1 (geolev1)<br></p>
<p><u><strong>Time Dimension Availability</strong></u><br>
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<br></p>
<p><u><strong>Disaggregation Dimension Availability</strong></u><br>
Age group: <em>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</em><br>Education level: <em>Higher, No education, No education or primary education, Primary education, Secondary education, Secondary education or higher</em><br>Place of residence: <em>Rural, Urban</em><br>Sex: <em>Female</em><br>Wealth index: <em>Middle, Poorer, Poorest, Richer, Richest</em><br></p>
<p><u><strong>References</strong></u><br>
SDG Indicator 5.3.2 metadata: <a href="https://unstats.un.org/sdgs/metadata/files/Metadata-05-03-02.pdf">Link</a><br></p>
<p><u><strong>Comments</strong></u><br>
<strong>DHS:</strong> Only women who have heard of FGC are asked whether they have experienced FGC.<br></p> |