Female genital mutilation (FGM), also known as female genital cutting, female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) and female circumcision, is the ritual cutting or removal of some or all of the external female genitalia. FGM/C is primarily practiced among various ethnic groups in more than 28 countries in Africa.

Female genital mutilation (FGM) is highly prevalent in Sudan. According to a 2014 Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS), 86.6 percent of women aged 15–49 in Sudan reported living with FGM, and said that 31.5 percent of their daughters had been cut (UNICEF).

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“Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) Statistics.” UNICEF DATA, 4 Feb. 2022, https://data.unicef.org/topic/child-protection/female-genital-mutilation/.