Guyana - Domestic violence
Women who believe a husband is justified in beating his wife when she argues with him (%)
Definition: Percentage of women ages 15-49 who believe a husband/partner is justified in hitting or beating his wife/partner when she argues with him.
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 |
|---|---|
| 2007 | 9.60 |
| 2009 | 6.70 |
Women who believe a husband is justified in beating his wife when she burns the food (%)
Definition: Percentage of women ages 15-49 who believe a husband/partner is justified in hitting or beating his wife/partner when she burns the food.
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 |
|---|---|
| 2007 | 6.80 |
| 2009 | 3.50 |
Women who believe a husband is justified in beating his wife when she goes out without telling him (%)
Definition: Percentage of women ages 15-49 who believe a husband/partner is justified in hitting or beating his wife/partner when she goes out without telling him.
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 |
|---|---|
| 2007 | 9.70 |
| 2009 | 5.80 |
Women who believe a husband is justified in beating his wife when she neglects the children (%)
Definition: Percentage of women ages 15-49 who believe a husband/partner is justified in hitting or beating his wife/partner 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 |
|---|---|
| 2007 | 16.60 |
| 2009 | 11.70 |
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 |
|---|---|
| 2007 | 23.60 |
| 2009 | 16.30 |
| 2014 | 10.20 |
Women who believe a husband is justified in beating his wife when she refuses sex with him (%)
Definition: Percentage of women ages 15-49 who believe a husband/partner is justified in hitting or beating his wife/partner when she refuses sex with him.
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 |
|---|---|
| 2007 | 7.10 |
| 2009 | 4.40 |
Classification
Topic: Gender Indicators
Sub-Topic: Health
