Women who believe a husband is justified in beating his wife when she refuses sex with 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 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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| Rank | Country | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somalia | 64.40 | 2006 |
| 2 | Mali | 62.80 | 2018 |
| 3 | Niger | 50.10 | 2012 |
| 4 | Eritrea | 47.90 | 2002 |
| 5 | Guinea | 47.70 | 2018 |
| 6 | Dem. Rep. Congo | 43.50 | 2014 |
| 7 | Morocco | 42.80 | 2004 |
| 8 | Burundi | 41.80 | 2017 |
| 9 | Chad | 40.60 | 2015 |
| 10 | The Gambia | 36.30 | 2020 |
| 11 | Ethiopia | 34.70 | 2016 |
| 12 | Senegal | 31.60 | 2019 |
| 13 | Tanzania | 30.50 | 2016 |
| 14 | Zambia | 29.50 | 2018 |
| 15 | Guinea-Bissau | 28.40 | 2006 |
| 16 | Congo | 26.30 | 2012 |
| 17 | Rwanda | 24.40 | 2015 |
| 18 | Côte d'Ivoire | 21.50 | 2012 |
| 19 | Nigeria | 20.10 | 2018 |
| 20 | Comoros | 20.00 | 2012 |
| 21 | Egypt | 19.90 | 2014 |
| 22 | Burkina Faso | 19.70 | 2010 |
| 23 | Sierra Leone | 19.00 | 2019 |
| 24 | Uganda | 18.10 | 2016 |
| 25 | Kenya | 15.10 | 2014 |
| 26 | Zimbabwe | 14.50 | 2015 |
| 27 | Benin | 12.80 | 2018 |
| 28 | Ghana | 12.20 | 2014 |
| 29 | Angola | 11.50 | 2016 |
| 30 | Cameroon | 10.30 | 2018 |
| 31 | Liberia | 9.90 | 2020 |
| 32 | Togo | 9.60 | 2014 |
| 33 | Lesotho | 9.40 | 2014 |
| 34 | Madagascar | 9.20 | 2009 |
| 35 | Gabon | 8.80 | 2012 |
| 36 | Malawi | 8.30 | 2016 |
| 37 | Namibia | 7.80 | 2013 |
| 38 | São Tomé and Principe | 5.60 | 2009 |
| 39 | Mozambique | 5.40 | 2015 |
| 40 | Eswatini | 3.30 | 2007 |
| 41 | South Africa | 1.00 | 2016 |
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Periodicity: Annual
