Women who believe a husband is justified in beating his wife when she burns the food (%) - 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 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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| Rank | Country | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chad | 48.60 | 2015 |
| 2 | Ethiopia | 39.80 | 2016 |
| 3 | Niger | 34.60 | 2012 |
| 4 | Papua New Guinea | 33.80 | 2018 |
| 5 | Timor-Leste | 31.80 | 2016 |
| 6 | Tajikistan | 29.60 | 2017 |
| 7 | Eritrea | 29.10 | 2002 |
| 8 | Somalia | 29.00 | 2006 |
| 9 | Dem. Rep. Congo | 24.40 | 2014 |
| 10 | Guinea | 23.60 | 2018 |
| 10 | Morocco | 23.60 | 2004 |
| 12 | Mali | 22.60 | 2018 |
| 13 | Burundi | 22.00 | 2017 |
| 14 | Turkmenistan | 21.80 | 2000 |
| 15 | Zambia | 21.30 | 2018 |
| 16 | Tanzania | 20.20 | 2016 |
| 17 | India | 19.10 | 2016 |
| 18 | Senegal | 18.90 | 2019 |
| 19 | Pakistan | 18.30 | 2018 |
| 20 | Afghanistan | 18.20 | 2015 |
| 21 | Vietnam | 17.90 | 2006 |
| 22 | Côte d'Ivoire | 16.40 | 2012 |
| 23 | Nigeria | 14.50 | 2018 |
| 24 | Benin | 13.90 | 2018 |
| 25 | Uganda | 13.60 | 2016 |
| 26 | Myanmar | 12.70 | 2016 |
| 26 | Comoros | 12.70 | 2012 |
| 28 | Guinea-Bissau | 12.30 | 2006 |
| 29 | Azerbaijan | 12.10 | 2006 |
| 30 | Sierra Leone | 11.70 | 2019 |
| 30 | Cambodia | 11.70 | 2014 |
| 32 | Togo | 11.20 | 2014 |
| 33 | The Gambia | 10.80 | 2020 |
| 34 | Gabon | 10.60 | 2012 |
| 35 | Angola | 10.50 | 2016 |
| 36 | Namibia | 10.00 | 2013 |
| 37 | Burkina Faso | 9.80 | 2010 |
| 38 | Liberia | 9.70 | 2020 |
| 38 | Yemen | 9.70 | 2013 |
| 40 | Rwanda | 8.90 | 2015 |
| 41 | Cameroon | 8.20 | 2018 |
| 42 | Zimbabwe | 8.10 | 2015 |
| 43 | Ghana | 7.40 | 2014 |
| 44 | Madagascar | 7.20 | 2009 |
| 45 | Egypt | 7.00 | 2014 |
| 45 | Kenya | 7.00 | 2014 |
| 47 | São Tomé and Principe | 6.40 | 2009 |
| 48 | Kyrgyz Republic | 6.30 | 2012 |
| 48 | Lesotho | 6.30 | 2014 |
| 50 | Malawi | 5.50 | 2016 |
| 51 | North Macedonia | 5.20 | 2005 |
| 52 | Nicaragua | 4.50 | 2001 |
| 53 | Guatemala | 4.20 | 2015 |
| 53 | Moldova | 4.20 | 2005 |
| 53 | Honduras | 4.20 | 2012 |
| 56 | Haiti | 4.00 | 2017 |
| 57 | Guyana | 3.50 | 2009 |
| 58 | Nepal | 3.40 | 2016 |
| 59 | Mongolia | 3.30 | 2005 |
| 59 | Bolivia | 3.30 | 2008 |
| 61 | Eswatini | 2.90 | 2007 |
| 62 | Jordan | 2.40 | 2018 |
| 62 | Mozambique | 2.40 | 2015 |
| 64 | Belize | 2.10 | 2006 |
| 65 | Montenegro | 1.80 | 2006 |
| 65 | Kazakhstan | 1.80 | 2006 |
| 67 | Indonesia | 1.70 | 2017 |
| 68 | Philippines | 1.30 | 2017 |
| 69 | Turkey | 1.20 | 2013 |
| 69 | Bangladesh | 1.20 | 2018 |
| 71 | Peru | 1.10 | 2012 |
| 71 | Colombia | 1.10 | 2015 |
| 73 | Georgia | 1.00 | 2005 |
| 73 | South Africa | 1.00 | 2016 |
| 75 | Albania | 0.80 | 2018 |
| 76 | Serbia | 0.70 | 2006 |
| 76 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.70 | 2006 |
| 78 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.60 | 2006 |
| 78 | Dominican Republic | 0.60 | 2013 |
| 80 | Armenia | 0.40 | 2016 |
| 81 | Ukraine | 0.10 | 2007 |
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Periodicity: Annual
