Women who believe a husband is justified in beating his wife when she goes out without telling him (%) - Country Ranking
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.
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 | Afghanistan | 66.90 | 2015 |
| 2 | Timor-Leste | 64.40 | 2016 |
| 3 | Chad | 59.00 | 2015 |
| 4 | Guinea | 53.80 | 2018 |
| 4 | Mali | 53.80 | 2018 |
| 6 | Somalia | 53.00 | 2006 |
| 7 | Eritrea | 51.70 | 2002 |
| 8 | Tajikistan | 51.30 | 2017 |
| 9 | Papua New Guinea | 50.40 | 2018 |
| 10 | Morocco | 49.50 | 2004 |
| 11 | Dem. Rep. Congo | 49.10 | 2014 |
| 12 | Ethiopia | 43.30 | 2016 |
| 13 | Niger | 42.70 | 2012 |
| 14 | Azerbaijan | 42.50 | 2006 |
| 15 | Tanzania | 40.90 | 2016 |
| 16 | Congo | 40.80 | 2012 |
| 17 | Turkmenistan | 40.30 | 2000 |
| 18 | Burundi | 39.20 | 2017 |
| 19 | Sierra Leone | 38.70 | 2019 |
| 19 | Vietnam | 38.70 | 2006 |
| 21 | Yemen | 35.50 | 2013 |
| 22 | The Gambia | 35.20 | 2020 |
| 23 | Pakistan | 31.50 | 2018 |
| 24 | Cambodia | 31.30 | 2014 |
| 25 | Burkina Faso | 30.30 | 2010 |
| 26 | Uganda | 30.00 | 2016 |
| 27 | Senegal | 28.40 | 2019 |
| 27 | Comoros | 28.40 | 2012 |
| 29 | Côte d'Ivoire | 26.60 | 2012 |
| 30 | India | 26.10 | 2016 |
| 31 | Zambia | 26.00 | 2018 |
| 32 | Egypt | 25.50 | 2014 |
| 33 | Guinea-Bissau | 24.70 | 2006 |
| 34 | Kyrgyz Republic | 23.10 | 2012 |
| 34 | Liberia | 23.10 | 2020 |
| 36 | Zimbabwe | 22.80 | 2015 |
| 37 | Rwanda | 22.30 | 2015 |
| 38 | Kenya | 21.80 | 2014 |
| 39 | Myanmar | 21.60 | 2016 |
| 40 | Nigeria | 21.40 | 2018 |
| 41 | Benin | 21.20 | 2018 |
| 42 | Madagascar | 19.20 | 2009 |
| 43 | Indonesia | 19.00 | 2017 |
| 43 | Gabon | 19.00 | 2012 |
| 45 | Togo | 17.80 | 2014 |
| 46 | Ghana | 16.50 | 2014 |
| 47 | Cameroon | 15.00 | 2018 |
| 48 | Angola | 14.50 | 2016 |
| 49 | Namibia | 12.90 | 2013 |
| 50 | North Macedonia | 12.20 | 2005 |
| 51 | Nepal | 11.70 | 2016 |
| 52 | Haiti | 11.20 | 2017 |
| 53 | Lesotho | 10.70 | 2014 |
| 54 | São Tomé and Principe | 10.20 | 2009 |
| 55 | Eswatini | 9.20 | 2007 |
| 56 | Bangladesh | 7.70 | 2018 |
| 57 | Mozambique | 7.50 | 2015 |
| 58 | Moldova | 7.30 | 2005 |
| 59 | Jordan | 7.20 | 2018 |
| 60 | Malawi | 6.90 | 2016 |
| 61 | Bolivia | 5.90 | 2008 |
| 62 | Guyana | 5.80 | 2009 |
| 62 | Nicaragua | 5.80 | 2001 |
| 64 | Armenia | 5.20 | 2016 |
| 65 | Mongolia | 4.80 | 2005 |
| 66 | Turkey | 4.40 | 2013 |
| 66 | Montenegro | 4.40 | 2006 |
| 68 | Honduras | 4.30 | 2012 |
| 69 | Albania | 3.70 | 2018 |
| 70 | Guatemala | 3.60 | 2015 |
| 71 | Philippines | 3.40 | 2017 |
| 72 | Belize | 3.00 | 2006 |
| 73 | Kazakhstan | 2.50 | 2006 |
| 74 | South Africa | 2.10 | 2016 |
| 75 | Serbia | 2.00 | 2006 |
| 76 | Georgia | 1.80 | 2005 |
| 77 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.30 | 2006 |
| 78 | Colombia | 1.20 | 2015 |
| 79 | Peru | 1.10 | 2012 |
| 80 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1.00 | 2006 |
| 81 | Dominican Republic | 0.80 | 2013 |
| 82 | Ukraine | 0.40 | 2007 |
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