What are the trends in FGM prevalence over time?

May 15, 2024 ... This page serves as a resource to better understand female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) and the potential burden of FGM/C in the United States. 76 percent of women in Burkina Faso aged 15-49 have undergone FGM. The majority of girls undergo FGM before the age of five, with prevalence ranging from 22 ... UNFPA is the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency. Our mission is to deliver a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe. Feb 5, 2015 ... FGM/C refers to cutting and other procedures that injure the female genital organs for non-medical reasons. It may be called “female ... Female genital mutilation (FGM) (also known as female genital cutting, female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) and female circumcision) Female genital mutilation (FGM) refers to a range of procedures intended to either injure or partially or entirely remove the external female genitalia for any ... FGM is the collective term for a range of procedures involving partial or total removal of the external female genitalia or other injury to the femila ... Feb 13, 2020 ... FGM is primarily practised in about 30 countries in Africa and the Middle East. It is also practiced in some countries in Asia and Latin America. Feb 6, 2021 ... The reasons for practicing FGC include for culture (60%), rite of passage (38%), marriage (37%), purity and virginity (29%), health and hygiene (11%), religion ... Painful. Irreversible. Female genital mutilation (FGM) is a human rights violation that inflicts lifelong suffering on millions of women and girls. It is a ...