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A Statistical Study to Estimate the Prevalence of Female Genital Mutilation in England and Wales

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Resource
Country: Non EU countries
Section:
Female Genital Mutilation
Topics:
Health, Violence
Types of GBV:
Female Genital Mutilation
Start date:
2007
Publication date:
01 January 2007
The information was last updated in 2013 and may not accurately represent the present situation. It makes a reference to the United Kingdom as a member of the European Union and was published before the UK's withdrawal from the European Union on the 31 January 2020. 

After identifying countries in which FGM is practised and from which there is significant migration to England and Wales, published data about the prevalence of FGM in those countries was identified. This data was then applied to Census and birth registration data for England and Wales obtained from the Office for National Statistics.

Data Collection

Author(s)

Efua Dorkenoo; Linda Morison; Alison Macfarlane

Year of data collection

2007

Prevalence data on FGM

The largest population groups from practising countries residing in England and Wales were from Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Somalia and Uganda. The estimated number of women resident in England and Wales in 2001 who had been subjected to FGM was 65,790. The highest estimated numbers of women with FGM were from Kenya and Somalia. The estimated number of maternities to women victims of FGM increased by 44 per cent from 6,256 in 2001 to 9,032 in 2004.

Source

Foundation for Women’s Health, Research and Development (FORWARD), www.forwarduk.org.uk/download/96

Metadata

Type:
Database
Language:
English
Types of GBV:
Female Genital Mutilation
Keywords:
female genital mutilation
gender-based violence
data collection