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Table 4 Estimated number of women with FGM/C and prevalence of FGM/C among asylum applicants. Italy 2014–2016

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

Country

Asylum applications

2014–2016

Expected asylum applicants with FGM/C and confidence interval

Prevalence of FGM/C among asylum applicants and confidence interval 

Nigeria

12,305

9928 (9078;10,778)

80.7 (73.8; 87.6)

Egypt

75

42 (36;48)

55.7(47.5; 63.8)

Somalia

950

816 (706;926)

85.9 (74.3;97.5)

Eritrea

1960

899 (666;1133)

45.9 (34;57.8)

Ethiopia

175

93 (89;96)

52.9 (50.8; 55.0)

Senegal

275

75 (45;106)

27.4 (16.3; 38.5)

Burkina Faso

40

27 (24;30)

67.7 (59.4; 76.1)

Côte d’Ivoire

1210

145 (34;257)

12.0 (2.8; 21.2)

Guinea

130

92 (87;94)

71.1 (67.2;72.7)

Sierra Leone

90

66 (66;67)

73.9(72.8;74.9)

Sudan

30

27 (26;27)

89.6 (88.3;90.9)

Mali

195

179 (176;181)

91.8 (90.5;93.1)

Indonesia

0

0 (0;0)

0.0 (0.0;0.0)

Ghana

275

2 (2;3)

0.8 (0.6;1.1)

Mauritania

10

5 (5;5)

52.4 (50.8;54)

Gambia, The

280

195 (190;200)

69.8 (68;71.6)

Kenya

60

9 (9;10)

15.5 (14.8;16.7)

Guinea-Bissau

5

5 (5;5)

91.8 (90.5;93.1)

Liberia

15

4 (4;4)

26.6 (25;28.2)

Togo

45

0 (0;1)

1.1(0.8; 1.4)

Benin

20

0 (0;0)

2.2(1.9; 2.5)

Iraq

220

7 (7;8)

3.4 (3.1; 3.6)

Chad

5

1 (1;1)

23.1 (22.6;19.2)

Tanzania

5

0 (0;0)

0 (0.0; 0.0)

Yemen

10

2 (1;2)

15.0 (14;16.1)

Cameroon

665

3 (1;4)

0.4 (0.2;0.6)

Uganda

25

0 (0;0)

0.0 (0;0)

Niger

20

0 (0;0)

0.0 (0;0)

Central African Republic

15

2 (2;3)

12.3 (11.3;17.6)

Djibouti

0

0 (0;0)

0.0 (0;0)

South Sudan

0

0 (0;0)

0.0 (0;0)

Total

19,110

12,626 (11,260;13,990)

66.1 (58.9;73.2)

  1. Source: Authors’ elaboration from FGM-Prev Survey DHS/MICS/PHS/HHS surveys and Eurostat data