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| Indicator |
Indicator 5.3.2: Proportion of girls and women aged 15-49 years who have undergone female genital mutilation/cutting[1], by age 1 The official indicator name refers to ‘female genital mutilation/cutting’, or FGM/C. In recent years the convention within UNICEF and partner organizations has shifted to referring to ‘female genital mutilation’, or FGM, a term which is now used interchangeably with FGM/C throughout the metadata. Other common terms for the practice include ‘female circumcision’ and ‘excision’. The custodian will request the IAEG-SDGs to consider a refinement of the indicator name to reflect this change for consideration at the UN Statistical Commission in 2023. ↑ |
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| Target |
Target 5.3: Eliminate all harmful practices, such as child, early and forced marriage and female genital mutilation |
| Metadata update |
2021-12-20 |
| International organisations(s) responsible for global monitoring |
United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) |
| Related indicators |
The prevalence of female genital mutilation can be interpreted alongside other indicators about women’s well-being, including those on women’s health under Goal 3, those on the status of women under Goal 5, and those around violence against women under Goal 16. |