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    5 Gender equality

    Target 5.3

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

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    Indicators

    5.3.1: Unions and marriages among youths
    5.3.2: Femal genital mutilation/cutting
    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
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