8% of Women Aged 15-49 in Tanzania Have Undergone FGM According to 2022 TDHSMIS
Latest Tanzania health news · 8% of Women Aged 15-49 in Tanzania Have Undergone FGM A… explained · 2022 updates · updated Aug 13, 2026 · health news · hospitals · public health
TLDR
- According to the 2022 Tanzania Demographic and Health Survey and Malaria Indicator Survey (TDHSMIS), about 8 per cent of women aged 15–49 have undergone FGM, down from 10 per cent in 2015–16 and 15 per cent in 2010.
- The World Health Organization estimates that more than 230 million girls and women alive today have undergone FGM in about 30 countries, mainly in Africa, the Middle East and parts of Asia.
- In many practising communities, older women have traditionally organised or carried out the procedure.