Publication, Part of Female Genital Mutilation
Female Genital Mutilation, Annual Report - April 2024 to March 2025
Official statistics in development
Summary: April 2015 - March 2025
Introduction
41,645 women and girls who had undergone Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) have been seen at NHS services in England since April 2015, where FGM was relevant to their attendance.
Where information about when their FGM took place is known, most of these women and girls were under 18 when they underwent FGM.
In most cases there is a long gap from when the FGM was undertaken, to when information on that FGM was collected by the NHS. This is because FGM is most often seen by the NHS when an individual with FGM attends a maternity or obstetric clinic, years later, as an adult.
Age
Age when FGM undertaken (April 2015 to March 2025): Count = number of individuals. Age is known for 41.4% of all cases.
Age when first seen: A small number of individuals with invalid dates of birth are excluded from the collection. Age is taken at the date of the first FGM-related attendance, where a person has more than one attendance recorded. Count = number of individuals. Age is known for all cases.
The Age page has further details on a variety of age breakdowns for the current reporting period (April 2024 to March 2025).
Treatment Function Area
Treatment function area (April 2015 to March 2025): ‘Paediatrics’ refers to a number of areas related to the care of babies and children. Count = number of attendances, individuals may have multiple attendances. Treatment function area is known for 82.3% of all cases.
The Treatment Function section of the Procedures and treatment page has further details on a variety of breakdowns for the current reporting period (April 2024 to March 2025).
Geographical Area
Geographical area (April 2015 to March 2025) is known for 45.5% of all cases.
The Country page has further details on a variety of geographical breakdowns for the current reporting period (April 2024 to March 2025).
FGM Type
FGM Types (April 2015 to March 2025):
- Removal of clitoris / prepuce.
- Removal of clitoris and labia minora.
- Narrowing of vaginal orifice (includes individuals whose original FGM type 3 has been deinfibulated or reinfibulated).
- All other harmful procedures to the female genitalia, i.e. pricking, piercing, incising, scraping and cauterisation.
Type is known for 56.1% of all cases.
The Procedures and treatment page has further details on a variety of FGM Types breakdowns for the current reporting period (April 2024 to March 2025).
When ALL the key information* is known about cases of FGM…
685 women and girls had FGM undertaken in the UK.
(* Key information: FGM Type 1, 2, 3, 4 with known subtype; known age and country undertaken.)
The Overall data completeness page has further details on a variety of FGM Types breakdowns for the current reporting period (April 2024 to March 2025).
Last edited: 4 December 2025 9:31 am