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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

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

This table provides metadata for the actual indicator available from Ghana statistics closest to the corresponding global SDG indicator. Please note that even when the global SDG indicator is fully available from Ghanaian statistics, this table should be consulted for information on national methodology and other Ghanaian-specific metadata information.

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Indicator description Female genital mutilation or cutting (FGM/C) refers to all procedures involving partial or total removal of the female external genitalia or other injury to the female genital organs for non-medical reasons (World Health Organization, Eliminating Female Genital Mutilation. An interagency statement, WHO, UNFPA, UNICEF, UNIFEM, OHCHR, UNHCR, UNECA, UNESCO, UNDP, UNAIDS, WHO, Geneva, 2008, p.4)
Geographical coverage National
Unit of measurement
Definitions Number of girls and women aged 15-49 who have undergone FGM/C divided by the total number of girls and women aged 15-49 in the population multiplied by 100
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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.

Indicator name Proportion of girls and women aged 15-49 years who have undergone female genital mutilation/cutting, by age
Indicator number 5.3.2
Target name Eliminate all harmful practices, such as child, early and forced marriage and female genital mutilation
Target number 5.3
Global indicator description Proportion of girls and women aged 15-49 years who have undergone female genital mutilation/cutting is currently being measured by the proportion of girls aged 15-19 years who have undergone female genital mutilation/cutting
UN designated tier 2
UN custodian agency United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Link to UN metadata United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Metadata (PDF 206 KB) opens in a new window
Organisation Ghana Statistical Service (Multiple indicator cluster servey)
Periodicity 5 years
Earliest available data
Geographical coverage
Link to data source National Data Archive (GSS) opens in a new window
Release date 2011
Next release 2017
Statistical classification Official Statistics
Contact details info@statsghana.gov.gh
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