Women who believe a husband is justified in beating his wife (any of five reasons) (%) - Country Ranking
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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Rank | Country | Value | Year |
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1 | Afghanistan | 80.20 | 2015 |
2 | Central African Republic | 79.60 | 2010 |
3 | Mali | 79.40 | 2018 |
4 | Somalia | 75.70 | 2006 |
5 | Dem. Rep. Congo | 74.80 | 2014 |
6 | Timor-Leste | 74.00 | 2016 |
7 | Chad | 73.50 | 2015 |
8 | Papua New Guinea | 69.80 | 2018 |
9 | Bhutan | 68.40 | 2010 |
10 | Guinea | 67.20 | 2018 |
11 | Morocco | 63.90 | 2004 |
12 | Tajikistan | 63.60 | 2017 |
13 | Ethiopia | 63.00 | 2016 |
14 | Burundi | 61.80 | 2017 |
15 | Congo | 60.70 | 2012 |
16 | Niger | 59.60 | 2012 |
17 | Algeria | 59.00 | 2013 |
18 | Lao PDR | 58.20 | 2012 |
19 | Tanzania | 58.00 | 2016 |
20 | The Gambia | 51.40 | 2020 |
20 | Eritrea | 51.40 | 2010 |
22 | Iraq | 51.20 | 2011 |
22 | Myanmar | 51.20 | 2016 |
24 | Gabon | 50.20 | 2012 |
25 | Cambodia | 49.80 | 2014 |
26 | Azerbaijan | 49.00 | 2006 |
26 | Uganda | 49.00 | 2016 |
28 | Yemen | 48.70 | 2013 |
29 | Sierra Leone | 48.60 | 2019 |
30 | Côte d'Ivoire | 47.90 | 2012 |
31 | Madagascar | 45.20 | 2013 |
32 | Zambia | 45.10 | 2018 |
33 | India | 44.60 | 2016 |
34 | Burkina Faso | 43.50 | 2010 |
35 | Kenya | 41.80 | 2014 |
35 | Guinea-Bissau | 41.80 | 2014 |
37 | Rwanda | 41.40 | 2015 |
38 | Pakistan | 41.10 | 2018 |
39 | Senegal | 39.10 | 2019 |
40 | Comoros | 39.00 | 2012 |
41 | Zimbabwe | 38.70 | 2015 |
42 | Mauritania | 37.90 | 2011 |
43 | Turkmenistan | 37.70 | 2006 |
44 | Liberia | 37.00 | 2020 |
45 | Egypt | 35.70 | 2014 |
46 | Sudan | 34.00 | 2014 |
47 | Lesotho | 33.30 | 2014 |
48 | Kyrgyz Republic | 32.80 | 2014 |
49 | Indonesia | 32.00 | 2017 |
50 | Benin | 31.80 | 2018 |
51 | Tunisia | 30.30 | 2012 |
52 | Togo | 28.70 | 2014 |
53 | Nepal | 28.50 | 2016 |
54 | Ghana | 28.30 | 2014 |
55 | Vietnam | 28.20 | 2014 |
55 | Namibia | 28.20 | 2013 |
57 | Nigeria | 28.00 | 2018 |
58 | Cameroon | 27.70 | 2018 |
59 | Angola | 25.20 | 2016 |
60 | Bangladesh | 20.10 | 2018 |
61 | Eswatini | 19.90 | 2014 |
62 | São Tomé and Principe | 19.10 | 2014 |
63 | Haiti | 16.60 | 2017 |
64 | Malawi | 16.30 | 2016 |
65 | Bolivia | 16.10 | 2008 |
66 | North Macedonia | 14.50 | 2011 |
67 | Jordan | 14.10 | 2018 |
68 | Mozambique | 13.30 | 2015 |
68 | Turkey | 13.30 | 2013 |
70 | Thailand | 13.10 | 2012 |
71 | Suriname | 12.50 | 2010 |
71 | Nicaragua | 12.50 | 2001 |
73 | Honduras | 12.40 | 2012 |
74 | Kazakhstan | 12.20 | 2011 |
75 | Moldova | 11.20 | 2012 |
76 | Guatemala | 11.00 | 2015 |
77 | Philippines | 10.90 | 2017 |
78 | Guyana | 10.20 | 2014 |
79 | Mongolia | 10.10 | 2010 |
79 | Armenia | 10.10 | 2016 |
81 | Lebanon | 9.70 | 2009 |
82 | Belize | 8.60 | 2011 |
83 | El Salvador | 8.00 | 2014 |
84 | Oman | 7.90 | 2014 |
85 | Trinidad and Tobago | 7.60 | 2006 |
86 | Georgia | 6.90 | 2005 |
87 | Albania | 6.80 | 2018 |
88 | Qatar | 6.60 | 2012 |
89 | St. Lucia | 6.50 | 2012 |
90 | Panama | 5.70 | 2014 |
91 | South Africa | 5.50 | 2016 |
92 | Jamaica | 4.90 | 2011 |
93 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4.80 | 2012 |
94 | Belarus | 4.10 | 2012 |
95 | Cuba | 3.90 | 2014 |
96 | Serbia | 3.80 | 2014 |
97 | Peru | 3.50 | 2012 |
97 | Costa Rica | 3.50 | 2011 |
99 | Barbados | 3.30 | 2012 |
100 | Colombia | 3.10 | 2015 |
101 | Ukraine | 2.90 | 2012 |
102 | Montenegro | 2.70 | 2013 |
103 | Dominican Republic | 2.00 | 2014 |
103 | Argentina | 2.00 | 2012 |
105 | Uruguay | 1.50 | 2013 |
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