5 Gender equality
Target 5.3: Eliminate forced marriages and genital mutilation
Eliminate all harmful practices, such as child, early and forced marriage and female genital mutilation.
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