This article explains how to delete your Facebook account after you've downloaded your account data and disconnected your accounts from apps and websites you're logged into with Facebook. It includes information about deactivating your account instead of deleting it.

If you’re thinking about making a clean, permanent exit and deleting Facebook from your life, here’s a simple summary of how to do it and what to consider before pulling the plug. Before you actually kick Facebook to the curb, download all of your data and disconnect any services that you use your Facebook credentials to log into.

Select the triangle at the top right of the Facebook screen and select Settings and privacy > Settings.

Select Your Facebook Data from the left panel.