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Prévalence des MGF chez les femmes et les filles, 15-49, pourcentage
Tendances
Inégalités
FERMER

In Nigeria, XX per cent of women and girls, aged 15-49, have undergone some form of FGM

27% of women aged 15-49 in Nigeria have undergone some form of FGM

Indicateurs clés		Sources de données
Population, femmes, 15-49 ans (en milliers), 2017
Prévalence des MGF chez les femmes et les filles, 15-49 (%)
Prévalence des MGF chez les filles, 15-49 (%)
Taux de prévalence des MGF dans le groupe ethnique le plus touché dans le pays (%)
Existence de politiques et de lois interdisant les MGF

*Later dates reflect amendments to the original law or new laws

Tendances

Prevalence of FGM has increased by 5% between 2006 and 2010; FGM is less common among girls 15-19 than women 45-49

Prevalence of FGM has decreased by 9% between 2008 and 2011; FGM is less common among girls 15-19 than women 45-49

Inégalités

Human rights violations affect females differently. Girls who are the least educated are at the greatest risk of FGM

Résidence

Niveau d'éducation

Wealth Quintile

Femmes et filles ayant subi des MGF, par caractéristique sociodémographique

Attitudes towards FGM and how is FGM performed

Performers of FGM
Type of FGM
Percentage of women and girls, aged 15-49, who believe FGM should be discontinued
FERMER

Performers of FGM

FGM is essentially performed by other traditional (more than 65%). FGM is practised more and more by medical professionals

Type of FGM

Almost half of girls and women who undergone FGM have had their genitalia cut, with some flesh removed

Opposition

À propos 66 percentde femmes et de filles qui pensent qu'il faut mettre fin aux MGF

À propos 66 percent de femmes et de filles qui pensent qu'il faut mettre fin aux MGF

Résidence

Niveau d'éducation

Wealth Quintile

FGM among young girls

More than 65% of the women who have undergone FGM were cut before age 5; the difference of age at FGM between women 15-19 and women 45-49 indicates that more girls are likely to be cut at an earlier age

Prevalence of FGM among young girls, by residence, education of mothers, ethnic group and wealth index, per cent

At the time of the survey, XX% of girls in XX had undergone some form of FGM

19% of daughters aged 0-14 in Nigeria have undergone some form of FGM Indicator captures a certain point in time and not an eternal truth, as these young girls might be cut at a later stage in their lives

Percentage who have undergone FGM

Résidence

Niveau d'éducation

Ethnicité

Wealth Quintile

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Tableau de bord des mutilations génitales féminines (MGF) - Nigeria

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In Nigeria, XX per cent of women and girls, aged 15-49, have undergone some form of FGM

27% of women aged 15-49 in Nigeria have undergone some form of FGM

27% of women aged 15-49 in Nigeria have undergone some form of FGM

Tendances

Prevalence of FGM has decreased by 9% between 2008 and 2011; FGM is less common among girls 15-19 than women 45-49

Inégalités

Human rights violations affect females differently. Girls who are the least educated are at the greatest risk of FGM

Performers of FGM

FGM is essentially performed by other traditional (more than 65%). FGM is practised more and more by medical professionals

Type of FGM

Almost half of girls and women who undergone FGM have had their genitalia cut, with some flesh removed

Opposition

À propos 66 percent de femmes et de filles qui pensent qu'il faut mettre fin aux MGF

More than 65% of the women who have undergone FGM were cut before age 5; the difference of age at FGM between women 15-19 and women 45-49 indicates that more girls are likely to be cut at an earlier age

Prevalence of FGM among young girls, by residence, education of mothers, ethnic group and wealth index, per cent

19% of daughters aged 0-14 in Nigeria have undergone some form of FGM Indicator captures a certain point in time and not an eternal truth, as these young girls might be cut at a later stage in their lives