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Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls

Indicator 5.3.2: Proportion of girls and women aged 15–49 years who have undergone female genital mutilation/cutting, by age

Number of Women & Girls Potentially at Risk for Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C)

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This table provides metadata for the actual indicator available from City of Los Angeles statistics closest to the corresponding global SDG indicator. Please note that even when the global SDG indicator is fully available from Angeleno statistics, this table should be consulted for information on national methodology and other Angeleno-specific metadata information.

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Women and Girls at Risk of Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C) in the United States

Indicator description
Local target
Geographical coverage

Los Angeles, Long Beach, Anaheim Metropolitan Statistical Area

Unit of measurement

Number

Definitions

LA Metro Area is the Los Angeles - Long Beach - Anaheim corridor as defined by the Census Bureau in 2010

Calculations
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WCCD/ISO 37120 Indicators on City Data Alignment
Other information

Data sourced from Population Referece Bureau (PRB) List of the 50 Metropolitan Areas in the US with the Largest At-Risk Populations for FGM/C (2013 Preliminary Data)

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This table provides information on metadata for SDG indicators as defined by the UN Statistical Commission. Complete global metadata is provided by the UN Statistics Division.

Indicator name

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

Indicator number

5.3.2

Target name

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

Target number

5.3

Global indicator description
UN designated tier

1

UN custodian agency

United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)

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Source 1

Organisation

Population Reference Bureau (PRB)

Periodicity
Earliest available data
Geographical coverage

LA Metro Area

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Release date
Next release
Statistical classification
Contact details
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Source 2

Organisation

Population Reference Bureau (PRB)

Periodicity
Earliest available data
Geographical coverage

LA Metro Area

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Release date
Next release
Statistical classification
Contact details
Other information