Women who believe a husband is justified in beating his wife when she argues with him (%) - 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 argues 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 | Mali | 68.50 | 2018 |
| 2 | Dem. Rep. Congo | 57.70 | 2014 |
| 3 | Somalia | 51.90 | 2006 |
| 4 | Morocco | 50.80 | 2004 |
| 5 | Niger | 50.40 | 2012 |
| 6 | Chad | 49.80 | 2015 |
| 7 | Guinea | 49.00 | 2018 |
| 8 | Eritrea | 44.60 | 2002 |
| 9 | Ethiopia | 42.20 | 2016 |
| 10 | Tanzania | 42.00 | 2016 |
| 11 | Sierra Leone | 40.20 | 2019 |
| 12 | Guinea-Bissau | 36.70 | 2006 |
| 13 | Côte d'Ivoire | 34.30 | 2012 |
| 14 | Zambia | 32.20 | 2018 |
| 15 | Senegal | 31.40 | 2019 |
| 16 | Burkina Faso | 30.80 | 2010 |
| 17 | Burundi | 30.10 | 2017 |
| 18 | Liberia | 28.70 | 2020 |
| 19 | Gabon | 26.10 | 2012 |
| 19 | Uganda | 26.10 | 2016 |
| 21 | Lesotho | 24.60 | 2014 |
| 22 | The Gambia | 21.50 | 2020 |
| 23 | Kenya | 21.00 | 2014 |
| 24 | Benin | 20.80 | 2018 |
| 25 | Rwanda | 20.40 | 2015 |
| 26 | Nigeria | 19.60 | 2018 |
| 27 | Togo | 19.50 | 2014 |
| 28 | Eswatini | 17.10 | 2007 |
| 29 | Zimbabwe | 16.70 | 2015 |
| 30 | Comoros | 15.70 | 2012 |
| 31 | Ghana | 15.60 | 2014 |
| 32 | Angola | 15.20 | 2016 |
| 33 | Cameroon | 14.60 | 2018 |
| 34 | Egypt | 12.80 | 2014 |
| 35 | Namibia | 11.50 | 2013 |
| 36 | São Tomé and Principe | 7.00 | 2009 |
| 37 | Malawi | 6.70 | 2016 |
| 38 | Mozambique | 6.50 | 2015 |
| 39 | Madagascar | 6.00 | 2009 |
| 40 | South Africa | 2.20 | 2016 |
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Periodicity: Annual
