Description
More than 230 million girls and women alive today have undergone female genital mutilation (FGM) in 30 countries in Africa, the Middle East and Asia where FGM is practiced. FGM is mostly carried out on young girls between infancy and age 15. FGM is a violation of the human rights of girls and women. Treatment of the health complications of FGM is estimated to cost health systems US$ 1.4 billion per year, a number expected to rise unless urgent action is taken towards its abandonment.
Author
World Health Organization
Date
January 31, 2025
Source
https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/female-genital-mutilation
Language
English, Spanish, French, Chinese, Russian, Arabic
