Most girls are cut between the ages of five and nine. use of this country profile update this update is intended to be used in conjunction with and as a supplement to the country profile: fgm in somalia and somaliland published by 28 too many in, which may be downloaded at 28toomany. fgm is nearly universal among girls and women in somalia percentage of girls and women aged 15 to 49 years who have undergone fgm, by region less than 10% 10% - 25% 26% - 50% 51% - 80% above 80% when and how is fgm performed? nearly 97 per cent of somali girls aged 15- 19 had undergone the procedure, many of whom have been subjected to the most severe form of fgm. fostering an enabling environment for fgm elimination. 2% of women have undergone type iii ( ‘ sewn closed’ / infibulation, also referred to in somalia as ‘ pharaonic circumcision’ ). fgm is usually performed by traditional practitioners. in somalia, the prevalence of fgm in women aged 15– 49 across all regions is pdf 99. female genital mutilation ( fgm) is a widespread and deeply entrenched social conven- tion that has been practiced in somalia for many centuries. below 70% – above 70% 100% 100% sources: somalia dhs, data- for- all, unfpa- unicef joint programme on fgm in somalia pdf the elimination of female genital mutilation: accelerating change. org/ somalia/ or org/ somaliland.