Women who believe a husband is justified in beating his wife when she goes out without telling him (%) - Country Ranking - Africa

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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Rank Country Value Year
1 Chad 59.00 2015
2 Mali 53.80 2018
2 Guinea 53.80 2018
4 Somalia 53.00 2006
5 Eritrea 51.70 2002
6 Morocco 49.50 2004
7 Dem. Rep. Congo 49.10 2014
8 Ethiopia 43.30 2016
9 Niger 42.70 2012
10 Tanzania 40.90 2016
11 Congo 40.80 2012
12 Burundi 39.20 2017
13 Sierra Leone 38.70 2019
14 The Gambia 35.20 2020
15 Burkina Faso 30.30 2010
16 Uganda 30.00 2016
17 Comoros 28.40 2012
17 Senegal 28.40 2019
19 Côte d'Ivoire 26.60 2012
20 Zambia 26.00 2018
21 Egypt 25.50 2014
22 Guinea-Bissau 24.70 2006
23 Liberia 23.10 2020
24 Zimbabwe 22.80 2015
25 Rwanda 22.30 2015
26 Kenya 21.80 2014
27 Nigeria 21.40 2018
28 Benin 21.20 2018
29 Madagascar 19.20 2009
30 Gabon 19.00 2012
31 Togo 17.80 2014
32 Ghana 16.50 2014
33 Cameroon 15.00 2018
34 Angola 14.50 2016
35 Namibia 12.90 2013
36 Lesotho 10.70 2014
37 São Tomé and Principe 10.20 2009
38 Eswatini 9.20 2007
39 Mozambique 7.50 2015
40 Malawi 6.90 2016
41 South Africa 2.10 2016

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Periodicity: Annual