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

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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Rank Country Value Year
1 Timor-Leste 60.20 2016
2 Afghanistan 59.20 2015
3 Tajikistan 52.30 2017
4 Vietnam 37.20 2006
5 Turkmenistan 33.80 2000
6 Pakistan 31.60 2018
7 Azerbaijan 31.30 2006
8 India 29.10 2016
9 Cambodia 23.90 2014
10 Yemen 19.90 2013
11 Kyrgyz Republic 16.80 2012
12 Bangladesh 13.70 2018
13 Mongolia 10.50 2005
14 Myanmar 10.10 2016
15 Nepal 8.90 2016
16 Turkey 6.20 2013
17 Armenia 6.10 2016
18 Jordan 5.90 2018
19 Indonesia 4.40 2017
20 Kazakhstan 4.30 2006
21 Georgia 2.40 2005
22 Philippines 2.20 2017

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Periodicity: Annual