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

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 48.60 2015
2 Ethiopia 39.80 2016
3 Niger 34.60 2012
4 Eritrea 29.10 2002
5 Somalia 29.00 2006
6 Dem. Rep. Congo 24.40 2014
7 Guinea 23.60 2018
7 Morocco 23.60 2004
9 Mali 22.60 2018
10 Burundi 22.00 2017
11 Zambia 21.30 2018
12 Tanzania 20.20 2016
13 Senegal 18.90 2019
14 Côte d'Ivoire 16.40 2012
15 Nigeria 14.50 2018
16 Benin 13.90 2018
17 Uganda 13.60 2016
18 Comoros 12.70 2012
19 Guinea-Bissau 12.30 2006
20 Sierra Leone 11.70 2019
21 Togo 11.20 2014
22 The Gambia 10.80 2020
23 Gabon 10.60 2012
24 Angola 10.50 2016
25 Namibia 10.00 2013
26 Burkina Faso 9.80 2010
27 Liberia 9.70 2020
28 Rwanda 8.90 2015
29 Cameroon 8.20 2018
30 Zimbabwe 8.10 2015
31 Ghana 7.40 2014
32 Madagascar 7.20 2009
33 Kenya 7.00 2014
33 Egypt 7.00 2014
35 São Tomé and Principe 6.40 2009
36 Lesotho 6.30 2014
37 Malawi 5.50 2016
38 Eswatini 2.90 2007
39 Mozambique 2.40 2015
40 South Africa 1.00 2016

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Periodicity: Annual