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Proportion of women subjected to physical and/or sexual violence in the last 12 months (% of ever-partnered women age…

DevelopmentWB WDIwb_wdi:SG.VAW.1549.ZS•% of ever-partnered women and girls ages 15 years and older•2000 → 2017•106 countries
Source: World Bank (WB WDI)
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High-level context for this country series.
DevelopmentWB WDI
Coverage
106
Frequency
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Range
2000 \u2192 2017
Latest
2017
Proportion of women subjected to physical and/or sexual violence in the last 12 months (% of ever-partnered women ages 15-49) infographic

Proportion of women subjected to physical and/or sexual violence in the last 12 months (% of ever-partnered women ages 15-49) by country

Latest available value per country (as of 2017)
Low \u2192 High
Unit: %
≤ 6%
6% – 7.3%
7.3% – 9.8%
9.8% – 14%
14% – 20.2%
20.2% – 27.9%
> 27.9%
No data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)

Highest 15 countries

Proportion of women subjected to physical and/or sexual violence in the last 12 months (% of ever-partnered women ages 15-49)
106 countries with data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)

Distribution across countries

Proportion of women subjected to physical and/or sexual violence in the last 12 months (% of ever-partnered women ages 15-49)
Countries
106
 
Median
11%
 
Mean
15.3%
 
25th pctl
7%
 
75th pctl
22%
 
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Compare trends

Proportion of women subjected to physical and/or sexual violence in the last 12 months (% of ever-partnered women ages 15-49)
AfghanistanVanuatuEquatorial Guinea
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
CountryLatestDateTrend
AfghanistanAFG46.1%2015
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VanuatuVUT44%2009
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Equatorial GuineaGNQ43.6%2011
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Solomon IslandsSLB41.8%2008
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Congo, Dem. Rep.COD36.8%2014
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KiribatiKIR36.1%2008
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LiberiaLBR35%2007
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Timor-LesteTLS34.6%2016
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CameroonCMR32.7%2014
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GabonGAB31.5%2012
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UgandaUGA29.9%2016
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FijiFJI29.7%2011
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TanzaniaTZA29.6%2016
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BangladeshBGD28.8%2015
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Sierra LeoneSLE28.7%2013
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BurundiBDI27.9%2017
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BoliviaBOL27.1%2016
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ZambiaZMB26.7%2014
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Central African RepublicCAF26.3%2006
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Sao Tome and PrincipeSTP26.3%2009
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Micronesia, Fed. Sts.FSM26%2014
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AngolaAGO25.9%2016
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KenyaKEN25.5%2014
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TuvaluTUV25%2007
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MalawiMWI24.3%2016
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Cote d'IvoireCIV22%2012
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IndiaIND22%2016
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SamoaWSM22%2000
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MaliMLI21.5%2006
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RwandaRWA20.7%2015
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NamibiaNAM20.2%2013
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Marshall IslandsMHL20.1%2014
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ZimbabweZWE19.9%2015
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EthiopiaETH19.8%2016
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GhanaGHA19.2%2008
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TajikistanTJK19%2017
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TongaTON18.9%2009
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ColombiaCOL18.4%2015
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ChadTCD17.5%2015
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Kyrgyz RepublicKGZ17.1%2012
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Dominican RepublicDOM16%2013
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MozambiqueMOZ15.5%2015
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MongoliaMNG14.7%2017
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MoldovaMDA14.6%2005
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JordanJOR14.1%2012
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Egypt, Arab Rep.EGY14%2014
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HaitiHTI13.9%2017
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TogoTGO12.7%2014
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SenegalSEN12.2%2017
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NepalNPL11.2%2016
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HondurasHND11%2012
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MyanmarMMR11%2016
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NigeriaNGA11%2013
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TurkiyeTUR11%2014
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CambodiaKHM10.9%2014
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EcuadorECU10.8%2011
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PeruPER10.8%2016
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Viet NamVNM10.8%2010
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UkraineUKR10.2%2007
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PanamaPAN10.1%2009
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AzerbaijanAZE9.8%2006
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PalauPLW9.6%2013
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MexicoMEX9.5%2016
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Burkina FasoBFA9.3%2010
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BulgariaBGR9%2012
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GuatemalaGTM8.9%2015
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JamaicaJAM8.52%2016
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BelgiumBEL8%2012
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FinlandFIN8%2012
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GreeceGRC8%2012
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HungaryHUN8%2012
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ParaguayPRY8%2008
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Slovak RepublicSVK8%2012
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Cabo VerdeCPV7.8%2005
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NicaraguaNIC7.5%2012
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Gambia, TheGMB7.3%2013
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DenmarkDNK7%2012
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FranceFRA7%2012
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ItalyITA7%2012
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LatviaLVA7%2012
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NetherlandsNLD7%2012
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RomaniaROU7%2012
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Trinidad and TobagoTTO6.74%2017
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El SalvadorSLV6.7%2014
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Lao PDRLAO6.4%2014
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MaldivesMDV6.4%2006
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CzechiaCZE6%2012
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United KingdomGBR6%2012
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LithuaniaLTU6%2012
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PortugalPRT6%2012
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SwedenSWE6%2012
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PhilippinesPHL5.5%2017
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GermanyDEU5%2012
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MaltaMLT5%2012
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ComorosCOM4.9%2012
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AustriaAUT4%2012
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EstoniaEST4%2012
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CroatiaHRV4%2012
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IrelandIRL4%2012
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ArmeniaARM3.5%2016
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CyprusCYP3%2012
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LuxembourgLUX3%2012
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PolandPOL3%2012
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UruguayURY2.8%2013
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SpainESP2%2012
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SloveniaSVN2%2012
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Source: World Bank (WB WDI)