Table 1 DHS and MICS data: prevalence levels and customary age for FGM/C
From: Estimating the magnitude of female genital mutilation/cutting in Norway: an extrapolation model
Country | Prevalence 15–49 | Prevalence 15–19 | Customary age for FGM/C | Data source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Benin | 7,3 % | 2,0 % | 0–14 | DHS 2011–12 |
Burkina Faso | 75,8 % | 57,7 % | 0–4 | DHS 2010 |
Cameroon | 1,4 % | 0,4 % | 5–9 | DHS 2004 |
Central African Republic | 24,2 % | 17,9 % | 5–14 | MICS 2010 |
Chad | 44,2 % | 41,0 % | 0–9 | MICS 2010 |
Côte d’Ivoire | 38,2 % | 31,3 % | 0–5 | DHS 2012 |
Djibouti | 93,1 % | 89,5 % | 5–9 | MICS 2006 |
Egypt | 97,0 % | 98,1 % | 10–14 | DHS 1995 |
Eritrea | 88,7 % | 78,4 % | 0–2 | DHS 2002 |
Ethiopia | 74,3 % | 62,1 % | 0–2 | DHS 2005 |
Gambia | 76,3 % | 77,1 % | 0–4 | MICS 2010 |
Ghana | 3,8 % | 1,5 % | 4–14 | MICS 2011 |
Guinea | 96,9 % | 94,0 % | 0–9 | MICS 2012 |
Guinea–Bissau | 49,8 % | 48,4 % | 0–9 | MICS 2010 |
Iraq | 8,1 % | 4,9 % | 4–10 | MICS 2011 |
Kenya | 27,1 % | 14,6 % | 5–14 | DHS 2008–09 |
Liberia | 58,3 % | 35,9 % | 10–15 | DHS 2007 |
Mali | 91,4 % | 90,3 % | 0–4 | DHS 2012–13 |
Mauritania | 69,4 % | 65,9 % | 0–4 | MICS 2011 |
Niger | 2,0 % | 1,4 % | 0–3 | DHS 2012 |
Nigeria | 24,8 % | 15,3 % | 0–3 | DHS 2013 |
Senegal | 25,7 % | 24,0 % | 0–4 | DHS 2010–11 |
Sierra Leone | 89,6 % | 74,3 % | 8–18 | DHS 2013 |
Somalia | 97,9 % | 96,7 % | 5–9 | MICS 2006 |
Sudan | 89,2 % | 86,8 % | 6–8 | DHS 1989–90 |
Togo | 3,9 % | 1,1 % | 4–14 | MICS 2010 |
Uganda | 1,4 % | 1,0 % | 8–18 | DHS 2011 |
United Republic of Tanzania | 14,6 % | 7,1 % | 0–5 | DHS 2010 |
Yemen | 22,6 % | 19,3 % | 0–1 | DHS 1997 |