Indonesia

Place

FGC is spread over the whole country, highest on Sulawesi Island (70.5%), and lowest on Java / Bali (36.7%)

Age

Nearly 70% of girls undergo sunat before the age of 1 year old, with 26% up to 10 days of their lives.

Type

Type 1 and Type 4 are the most commonly practised in Indonesia. Approximately 4 girls out of 10 have been cut, 4 girls out of 10 have undergone a symbolic practice (without a cut) and 2 out of 10 do not know or remember.

Agent

Girls are cut by midwives, traditional birth attendants or other health professionals.

Distribution of FGM/C across Indonesia

The practice is spread across the country. The highest prevalence can be found on the island of Sulawesi (70.5%), followed by Kalimantan (58.8%), Sumatra, and 36.7% on the islands of Java and Bali.

In 2017 a survey was carried out a survey of the practice across the ten provinces which had recorded the highest prevalence in the 2013 national survey. Within these provinces prevalence ranged from 83.7% in Gorontalo (which recorded the highest rate at 93.1% in Bone Bolango District) to 60.4% in East Kalimantan. It is interesting to note that the latter, along with the next two with lowest prevalence, Jambi (69.7%) and West Nusa Tenggara (68.7), were the three provinces among the ten studied which have a legislative framework that supports the medicalization of FGM/C. In these districts perda (local regulations) exist that includes FGM/C as a part of health services and so generates a levy payable to the district government.