Female Genital Cutting - International Totals

Table 3 - Women Estimated to Have Had or to Potentially Be at Risk for FGC, 2000

Country	All Females	Under Age 18	Age 18+
All countries	227,887	62,519	165,368

North Africa	All Females	Under Age 18	Age 18+
Egypt	71,055	21,214	49,842
Sudan	8,079	2,388	5,692
North Africa*	1,738	362	1,376

Western Asia	All Females	Under Age 18	Age 18+
Yemen	2,718	733	1,984

Western Africa	All Females	Under Age 18	Age 18+
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
Mauritania	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	All Females	Under Age 18	Age 18+
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	All Females	Under Age 18	Age 18+
Cameroon	1,527	464	1,063
Central African Republic	-	-	-
Chad	140	103	37
Congo	172	32	140
Congo, Dem. Rep. of	178	20	159

Source: Population Reference Bureau, analysis of data from the 2000 Census 1-Percent Microdata Sample.

* 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.

Female Genital Cutting - International Totals

Table 3 - Women Estimated to Have Had or to Potentially Be at Risk for FGC, 2000

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