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Women circumcised share by country. Definition, graph and map.
 

Health Statistics > Women circumcised share (most recent) by country


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



DEFINITION: Estimated percentage of women circumcised

SOURCE: Unicef (1994) via NationMaster

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