Indicator 5.3.2 - Proportion of girls and women aged 15–49 years who have undergone female genital mutilation/cutting, by age - Indicators For The Sustainable Development Goals

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Goal

Goal 5: Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls

Target

Target 5.3: Eliminate all harmful practices, such as child, early and forced marriage and female genital mutilation

Indicator

Indicator 5.3.2: Proportion of girls and women aged 15–49 years who have undergone female genital mutilation, by age, by age

Definition and concepts

Proportion of girls and women aged 15-49 years who have undergone female genital mutilation.

Comment and limitations

Method of computation

This table provides information on metadata for SDG indicators as defined by the UN Statistical Commission. Complete global metadata is provided by the UN Statistics Division.

Goal	Goal 5: Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls
Target	Target 5.3: Eliminate all harmful practices, such as child, early and forced marriage and female genital mutilation
Indicator	Indicator 5.3.2: Proportion of girls and women aged 15–49 years who have undergone female genital mutilation, by age, by age 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 2022.
UN designated tier	Tier I
UN custodian agency	United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)
Link to UN metadata	United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Metadata opens in a new window

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Indicator 5.3.2 Proportion of girls and women aged 15–49 years who have undergone female genital mutilation/cutting, by age