Women who believe a husband is justified in beating his wife when she refuses sex 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 refuses sex 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 35.60 2016
2 Afghanistan 33.40 2015
3 Yemen 32.40 2013
4 Pakistan 27.40 2018
5 Tajikistan 26.70 2017
6 Turkmenistan 21.00 2000
7 Vietnam 18.00 2006
8 Azerbaijan 14.20 2006
9 India 13.30 2016
10 Cambodia 12.80 2014
11 Myanmar 10.40 2016
12 Kyrgyz Republic 7.30 2012
13 Indonesia 6.00 2017
14 Mongolia 5.50 2005
15 Nepal 3.00 2016
16 Bangladesh 2.90 2018
17 Turkey 2.50 2013
18 Kazakhstan 1.50 2006
19 Georgia 1.30 2005
19 Philippines 1.30 2017
21 Armenia 0.80 2016

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Periodicity: Annual