UN, 230 million survivors of genital mutilation - Breaking news. Africa is the most affected continent with over 144 million women, followed by Asia with 80 million.
In third place is the Middle East (6 million) The study examines 31 countries where this practice is most common. Reproduction reserved © Copyright ANSA. All rights reserved. Over 230 million women in the world have survived genitalmutilation. This is what emerges from a Unicef report published yesterday, which marks a 15% increase compared to the previous estimate of 2016.