Table 3 - Women Estimated to Have Had or
to Potentially Be at Risk for FGC, 2000
|
All females
|
Under age 18
|
Age 18+
|
| All countries |
227,887
|
62,519
|
165,368
|
|
|
|
|
| NorthAfrica |
|
|
|
| Egypt |
71,055
|
21,214
|
49,842
|
| Sudan |
8,079
|
2,388
|
5,692
|
| North Africa* |
1,738
|
362
|
1,376
|
| |
|
|
|
| Western Asia |
|
|
|
| Yemen |
2,718
|
733
|
1,984
|
| |
|
|
|
| Western Africa |
|
|
|
| Benin |
105
|
79
|
27
|
| Burkina Faso |
-
|
-
|
-
|
| Cote d'Ivoire |
1,558
|
526
|
1,032
|
| Gambia |
807
|
130
|
678
|
| Ghana |
10,583
|
2,231
|
8,352
|
| Guinea |
2,509
|
656
|
1,852
|
| Guinea-Bissau |
-
|
-
|
-
|
| Liberia |
13,372
|
3,377
|
9,995
|
| Mali |
356
|
-
|
356
|
| Mauratania |
477
|
244
|
234
|
| Niger |
2
|
-
|
2
|
| Nigeria |
23,442
|
8,458
|
14,984
|
| Senegal |
1,026
|
235
|
792
|
|
Sierra
|
10,652
|
1,566
|
9,086
|
| Togo |
787
|
178
|
610
|
| West Africa* |
784
|
660
|
124
|
| |
|
|
|
| Eastern Africa |
|
|
|
| Djibouti |
74
|
74
|
-
|
| Eritrea |
10,535
|
2,692
|
7,843
|
| Ethiopia |
32,926
|
5,818
|
27,108
|
| Kenya |
7,697
|
1,511
|
6,185
|
| Somalia |
22,891
|
8,447
|
14,444
|
| Tanzania |
871
|
19
|
852
|
| Uganda |
287
|
30
|
257
|
| East Africa* |
538
|
272
|
266
|
| |
|
|
|
| Middle Africa |
|
|
|
| Cameroon |
1,527
|
464
|
1,063
|
| Central African Republic |
-
|
-
|
-
|
| Chad |
140
|
103
|
37
|
| Congo |
172
|
32
|
140
|
| Congo, Dem. Rep. Of |
178
|
20
|
159
|
* There was a small proportion of women and girls in the census sample (1 percent) who did not report a specific country of birth or ancestry, but who reported an African region instead. For these individuals, rates were estimated by applying weighted prevalences based on the country-specific data within each region. Women and girls who reported a place of birth or ancestry only as "Africa" were excluded from the analysis.
Source: Population Reference Bureau, analysis of data from the 2000 Census 1-Percent Microdata Sample.
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