Publication, Part of Female Genital Mutilation
Female Genital Mutilation, Annual Report - April 2025 to March 2026
Official statistics in development
Partial data available
While producing this year's annual FGM publication we have identified a few problems in our new publication process that means that we are unable to provide a full report at this time. We are working through these issues at the moment and the data will be updated in the near future.
The impacted sections of the report are:
- Summary - values from last year's publication are stated where values are not available.
- About the data - no breakdown of FGM types is currently available.
- Part 6 Overall data completeness - missing one breakdown.
- FGM Dashboard is not currently included.
We are sorry for any inconvenience.
22 October 2026 09:30 AM
Part 4: Country
Country of birth
Where country of birth was recorded, most individual attendees were born in East Africa. The chart below shows the percentage of individual attendances by country of birth and NHS commissioning region.
Individual attendance counts for 2025-26 by country of birth and NHS commissioning region is provided in table 4.1 of the Data Tables.
Known country of birth
Only 63% of individual women and girls have a known country of birth recorded. Regionally, the proportion of known values varies between 54% and 78%. The 'known' category excludes “Not Recorded” and “Not stated or unknown”.
Country of birth: Time Series
The charts below show time series for the percentage of individual attendances by country of birth and the percentage with a known country of birth recorded.
Individual attendance counts by year and country of birth is provided in table 4.1.1 of the Data Tables.
Country of birth: By FGM Type
The chart below shows the percentage of individual attendances by country of birth by FGM Type.
Individual attendance counts for 2025-26 by country of birth by FGM Type are provided at region level in table 4.1.2 of the Data Tables and at country level in table 4.1.3 (for countries where there is at least one person recorded during the year).
Known country of birth by FGM Type
Only 63% of individual women and girls have a known country of birth recorded. By FGM Type, the proportion of known values varies between 52% and 74%. The 'known' category excludes “Not Recorded” and “Not stated or unknown”.
Country where FGM was undertaken
Where the country where FGM was undertaken was recorded, FGM was undertaken for most individual attendees in East Africa. The chart below shows the percentage of individual attendances by the country where FGM was undertaken and NHS commissioning region.
Individual attendance counts for 2025-26 by the country where FGM was undertaken and NHS commissioning region is provided in table 4.2 of the Data Tables.
Known country where FGM was undertaken
Only 51% of individual women and girls have a known country where FGM was undertaken recorded. Regionally, the proportion of known values varies between 21% and 68%. The 'known' category excludes “Not Recorded” and “Not stated or unknown”.
Country where FGM was undertaken: Time Series
The charts below show time series for the percentage of individual attendances by the country where FGM was undertaken and the percentage with a known country where FGM was undertaken recorded.
Individual attendance counts by year and the country where FGM was undertaken is provided in table 4.2.1 of the Data Tables.
Country where FGM was undertaken: By FGM type
The chart below shows the percentage of individual attendances by country where FGM was undertaken by FGM type.
Individual attendance counts for 2025-26 by country where FGM was undertaken by FGM Type are provided at region level in table 4.2.3 of the Data Tables and at country level in table 4.2.4 (for countries where there is at least one person recorded during the year).
Known country where FGM was undertaken by FGM type
Only 51% of individual women and girls have a known country where FGM was undertaken recorded. By FGM type, the proportion of known values varies between 35% and 68%. The 'known' category excludes “Not Recorded” and “Not stated or unknown” for country where FGM was undertaken.
Last edited: 22 October 2026 9:31 am