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

Women who believe a husband is justified in beating his wife when she burns the food (%) in Senegal was 18.90 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 24.40 in 2011, while its lowest value was 18.70 in 2013.

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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Year Value
2005 23.40
2011 24.40
2013 18.70
2014 20.10
2015 22.60
2016 18.70
2017 22.10
2018 20.90
2019 18.90

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Gender Indicators

Sub-Topic: Health