Female genital mutilation/cutting in Italy: an enhanced estimation for first generation migrant women based on 2016 survey data

Table 3 Number of foreign-born women and estimated cut women from FGM/C practicing countries by 5 year age groups. Italy 2016^a

Age groups	Total women	Women with FGM/C (medium variant)	FGM/C prevalence	First three communities by age
From 15 to 19 years	7702	2761	35.9	Egypt, Nigeria, Senegal
From 20 to 24 years	10,257	4018	39.2	Nigeria, Egypt, Senegal
From 25 to 29 years	18,615	8222	44.2	Nigeria, Egypt, Senegal
From 30 to 34 years	23,553	10,711	45.5	Nigeria, Egypt, Senegal
From 35 to 39 years	25,071	11,140	44.4	Nigeria, Egypt, Senegal
From 40 to 44 years	21,269	9177	43.1	Nigeria, Egypt, Senegal
From 45 to 49 years	15,220	6464	42.5	Nigeria, Egypt, Ethiopia
From 50 to 54 years	9112	4070	44.7	Nigeria, Ethiopia, Egypt
From 55 to 59 years	5797	2988	51.5	Ethiopia, Egypt, Nigeria
From 60 to 64 years	4555	2720	59.7	Ethiopia, Egypt, Eritrea
65 years or over	13,543	9249	68.3	Ethiopia, Egypt, Eritrea
Total	154,694	71,522	46.2	Nigeria, Egypt, Ethiopia

^aAccording to the medium variant estimate, column (a) in Table 1
Source: Authors’ elaboration from FGM-Prev Survey, DHS/MICS/PHS/HHS surveys and Eurostat data

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