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

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 59.70 2015
2 Somalia 56.20 2006
3 Guinea 52.30 2018
4 Burundi 51.80 2017
5 Mali 51.70 2018
6 Dem. Rep. Congo 51.40 2014
7 Eritrea 51.00 2002
8 Morocco 49.40 2004
9 Tanzania 47.90 2016
10 Ethiopia 47.50 2016
11 Congo 46.80 2012
12 Niger 42.00 2012
13 Gabon 40.20 2012
14 Uganda 38.50 2016
15 Sierra Leone 38.10 2019
16 The Gambia 35.80 2020
17 Kenya 33.30 2014
18 Côte d'Ivoire 32.70 2012
19 Zambia 31.30 2018
20 Burkina Faso 30.40 2010
21 Comoros 29.70 2012
22 Rwanda 29.40 2015
22 Senegal 29.40 2019
24 Madagascar 28.20 2009
25 Guinea-Bissau 26.80 2006
26 Liberia 26.60 2020
27 Egypt 24.10 2014
28 Benin 22.60 2018
29 Lesotho 22.00 2014
30 Cameroon 21.80 2018
31 Nigeria 21.40 2018
31 Zimbabwe 21.40 2015
33 Ghana 20.90 2014
34 Namibia 19.90 2013
35 Togo 18.90 2014
36 Angola 16.30 2016
37 São Tomé and Principe 11.70 2009
38 Eswatini 11.10 2007
39 Malawi 8.80 2016
40 Mozambique 4.20 2015
41 South Africa 3.80 2016

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Periodicity: Annual