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Go to target 5.2: End all violence against and exploitation of women and girls Go to target 5.2
Target 5.3: Target 5.3

Target 5.3

Eliminate all harmful practices, such as child, early and forced marriage and female genital mutilation.

Go to target 5.4 Go to target 5.4: Value unpaid care and promote shared domestic responsibilities

Indicators

5.3.1

5.3.2

Proportion of girls and women aged 15-49 years who have undergone female genital mutilation/cutting, by age

Definition

Circumcision of girls and women is a punishable offence in Denmark. The ex-tent of women being circumcised in Denmark is not known.

Last updated:

27-01-2022