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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
2016	10.80

Women who believe a husband is justified in beating his wife when she argues with him (%)

Women who believe a husband is justified in beating his wife when she argues with him (%) in Peru was 0.80 as of 2012. Its highest value over the past 6 years was 1.20 in 2009, while its lowest value was 0.60 in 2011.

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
2006	0.70
2008	1.00
2009	1.20
2010	1.00
2011	0.60
2012	0.80

Women who believe a husband is justified in beating his wife when she burns the food (%)

Women who believe a husband is justified in beating his wife when she burns the food (%) in Peru was 1.10 as of 2012. Its highest value over the past 6 years was 1.90 in 2009, while its lowest value was 0.60 in 2006.

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.

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Year	Value
2006	0.60
2008	1.20
2009	1.90
2010	1.40
2011	1.00
2012	1.10

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

Women who believe a husband is justified in beating his wife when she goes out without telling him (%) in Peru was 1.10 as of 2012. Its highest value over the past 6 years was 1.80 in 2009, while its lowest value was 1.10 in 2006.

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.

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Year	Value
2006	1.10
2008	1.60
2009	1.80
2010	1.50
2011	1.10
2012	1.10

Women who believe a husband is justified in beating his wife when she neglects the children (%)

Women who believe a husband is justified in beating his wife when she neglects the children (%) in Peru was 2.20 as of 2012. Its highest value over the past 6 years was 3.90 in 2009, while its lowest value was 2.10 in 2006.

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.

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Year	Value
2006	2.10
2008	3.30
2009	3.90
2010	3.40
2011	2.30
2012	2.20

Women who believe a husband is justified in beating his wife (any of five reasons) (%)

Women who believe a husband is justified in beating his wife (any of five reasons) (%) in Peru was 3.50 as of 2012. Its highest value over the past 6 years was 5.70 in 2009, while its lowest value was 2.80 in 2006.

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.

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Year	Value
2006	2.80
2008	4.80
2009	5.70
2010	4.90
2011	3.60
2012	3.50

Women who believe a husband is justified in beating his wife when she refuses sex with him (%)

Women who believe a husband is justified in beating his wife when she refuses sex with him (%) in Peru was 0.600 as of 2012. Its highest value over the past 6 years was 1.000 in 2009, while its lowest value was 0.300 in 2006.

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.

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Year	Value
2006	0.300
2008	0.800
2009	1.000
2010	0.800
2011	0.600
2012	0.600

Classification

Topic: Gender Indicators

Sub-Topic: Health