Central African Republic - Domestic violence
Proportion of women subjected to physical and/or sexual violence in the last 12 months (% of women age 15-49)
Definition: Proportion of women subjected to physical and/or sexual violence in the last 12 months is the percentage of ever partnered women age 15-49 who are subjected to physical violence, sexual violence or both by a current or former intimate partner in the last 12 months.
Source: United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2006 | 26.30 |
Women who believe a husband is justified in beating his wife (any of five reasons) (%)
Definition: Percentage of women ages 15-49 who believe a husband/partner is justified in hitting or beating his wife/partner for any of the following five reasons: argues with him; refuses to have sex; burns the food; goes out without telling him; or when she neglects the children.
Source: Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS), Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS), and other surveys: STATcompiler (http://www.statcompiler.com/) as of November 22, 2016, UNICEF global databases (http://www.data.unicef.org/) as of November 2015. MICS Compil
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2010 | 79.60 |
Classification
Topic: Gender Indicators
Sub-Topic: Health
