Women who believe a husband is justified in beating his wife when she goes out without telling him (%)
Macro & GDPWB WDIwb_wdi:SG.VAW.GOES.ZS•% of women ages 15-49•1999 → 2023•72 countries
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Macro & GDPWB WDI
Coverage
72
Frequency
—
Range
1999 \u2192 2023
Latest
2022
Women who believe a husband is justified in beating his wife when she goes out without telling him (%) by country
Latest available value per country (as of 2022)
Low \u2192 High
Unit: %
≤ 5.29%
5.29% – 11.34%
11.34% – 18.77%
18.77% – 23.1%
23.1% – 31.33%
31.33% – 43.21%
> 43.21%
No data
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Highest 15 countries
Women who believe a husband is justified in beating his wife when she goes out without telling him (%)
50 countries with data
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Distribution across countries
Women who believe a husband is justified in beating his wife when she goes out without telling him (%)
Countries
50
Median
27.9%
Mean
32%
25th pctl
20.9%
75th pctl
42.5%
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Compare trends
Women who believe a husband is justified in beating his wife when she goes out without telling him (%)
SenegalRwandaMali
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| Country | Latest | Date | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| AfghanistanAFG | 66.9% | 2015 | — |
| Timor-LesteTLS | 64.4% | 2016 | |
| ChadTCD | 59% | 2015 | — |
| GuineaGIN | 53.8% | 2018 | |
| MaliMLI | 53.8% | 2018 | |
| EritreaERI | 51.7% | 2002 | — |
| TajikistanTJK | 51.3% | 2017 | |
| Papua New GuineaPNG | 50.4% | 2018 | — |
| MoroccoMAR | 49.5% | 2004 | — |
| Congo, Dem. Rep.COD | 49.1% | 2014 | |
| EthiopiaETH | 43.3% | 2016 | |
| NigerNER | 42.7% | 2012 | |
| AzerbaijanAZE | 42.5% | 2006 | — |
| Congo, Rep.COG | 40.8% | 2012 | |
| TurkmenistanTKM | 40.3% | 2000 | — |
| BurundiBDI | 39.2% | 2017 | |
| Sierra LeoneSLE | 38.7% | 2019 | |
| RwandaRWA | 37.6% | 2020 | |
| Yemen, Rep.YEM | 35.5% | 2013 | — |
| Gambia, TheGMB | 35.2% | 2020 | |
| PakistanPAK | 31.5% | 2018 | |
| TanzaniaTZA | 30.9% | 2022 | |
| UgandaUGA | 30% | 2016 | |
| ComorosCOM | 28.4% | 2012 | — |
| SenegalSEN | 28.4% | 2019 | |
| Burkina FasoBFA | 27.4% | 2021 | |
| Cote d'IvoireCIV | 26.6% | 2012 | — |
| CameroonCMR | 26.5% | 2011 | |
| ZambiaZMB | 26% | 2018 | |
| Egypt, Arab Rep.EGY | 25.5% | 2014 | |
| Kyrgyz RepublicKGZ | 23.1% | 2012 | — |
| LiberiaLBR | 23.1% | 2020 | |
| ZimbabweZWE | 22.8% | 2015 | |
| MadagascarMDG | 22.1% | 2021 | |
| MyanmarMMR | 21.6% | 2016 | — |
| NigeriaNGA | 21.4% | 2018 | |
| BeninBEN | 21.2% | 2018 | |
| IndiaIND | 20.9% | 2021 | |
| CambodiaKHM | 20.3% | 2022 | |
| GabonGAB | 19% | 2012 | — |
| IndonesiaIDN | 19% | 2017 | |
| AlbaniaALB | 18.6% | 2009 | — |
| TogoTGO | 17.8% | 2014 | — |
| MauritaniaMRT | 16.7% | 2021 | — |
| GhanaGHA | 16.5% | 2014 | |
| AngolaAGO | 14.5% | 2016 | — |
| BangladeshBGD | 14.4% | 2014 | |
| KenyaKEN | 13.5% | 2022 | |
| MaldivesMDV | 13% | 2009 | — |
| NamibiaNAM | 12.9% | 2013 |
Source: World Bank (WB WDI)