Somalia, Guinea, Djibouti, Egypt and Sierra Leone have highest FGM rates

From Global development | The Guardian Tue Jul 22 2014, 13:46:00

Female genital mutilation and child marriage still prevalent in parts of global south, but Kenya making 'huge progress' on FGM through community action

Girls in parts of the global south continue to be married young, with more than half of girls in the least developed countries wed before their 18th birthday. The prevalence of female genital mutilation (FGM) also remains high, with more than 90% of women in Somalia, Guinea, Djibouti, Egypt and Sierra Leone undergoing the procedure.

About 98% of Somali women aged 15-49 have experienced FGM, and 56% of women in south Asia were married before they turned 18, according to data released by the UN children's agency, Unicef.

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