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SOURCE
Unicef (1994)
DEFINITION
Estimated percentage of women circumcised
Health Statistics > Women circumcised share (most recent) by country
Showing latest available data.
| Rank |
Countries
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Amount
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# 1
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Nigeria: |
32.8% |
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# 2
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Egypt: |
24.2% |
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# 3
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Ethiopia: |
23.9% |
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# 4
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Kenya: |
6.8% |
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# 5
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Somalia: |
4.5% |
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# 6
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Mali: |
4.3% |
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# 7
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Cote d'Ivoire: |
4.1% |
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# 8
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Burkina Faso: |
3.5% |
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# 9
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Ghana: |
2.6% |
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# 10
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Sierra Leone: |
2% |
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# 11
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Chad: |
1.9% |
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= 12
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Eritrea: |
1.6% |
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= 12
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Guinea: |
1.6% |
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# 14
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Tanzania: |
1.5% |
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= 15
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Benin: |
1.3% |
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= 15
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Cameroon: |
1.3% |
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# 17
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Congo, Democratic Republic of the: |
1.1% |
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# 18
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Togo: |
1% |
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= 19
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Liberia: |
0.9% |
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= 19
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Niger: |
0.9% |
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= 21
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Senegal: |
0.8% |
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= 21
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Central African Republic: |
0.8% |
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= 23
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Uganda: |
0.5% |
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= 23
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Gambia, The: |
0.5% |
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= 25
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Mauritania: |
0.3% |
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= 25
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Djibouti: |
0.3% |
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= 25
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Guinea-Bissau: |
0.3% |
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Weighted average: |
4.6% |
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DEFINITION: Estimated percentage of women circumcised
SOURCE: Unicef (1994)
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