Women who believe a husband is justified in beating his wife when she neglects the children (%) - 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 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 Timor-Leste 62.80 2016
2 Chad 59.70 2015
3 Papua New Guinea 59.30 2018
4 Vietnam 57.30 2006
5 Somalia 56.20 2006
6 Guinea 52.30 2018
7 Burundi 51.80 2017
8 Mali 51.70 2018
9 Dem. Rep. Congo 51.40 2014
10 Eritrea 51.00 2002
11 Tajikistan 49.90 2017
12 Morocco 49.40 2004
13 Afghanistan 48.40 2015
14 Tanzania 47.90 2016
15 Ethiopia 47.50 2016
16 Congo 46.80 2012
17 Cambodia 43.70 2014
18 Turkmenistan 43.60 2000
19 Myanmar 42.00 2016
19 Niger 42.00 2012
21 Gabon 40.20 2012
22 Uganda 38.50 2016
23 Sierra Leone 38.10 2019
24 The Gambia 35.80 2020
25 Azerbaijan 34.60 2006
26 Kenya 33.30 2014
27 India 32.70 2016
27 Côte d'Ivoire 32.70 2012
29 Zambia 31.30 2018
30 Burkina Faso 30.40 2010
31 Yemen 29.90 2013
32 Comoros 29.70 2012
33 Rwanda 29.40 2015
33 Senegal 29.40 2019
35 Madagascar 28.20 2009
36 Pakistan 27.80 2018
37 Indonesia 27.20 2017
38 Guinea-Bissau 26.80 2006
39 Liberia 26.60 2020
40 Kyrgyz Republic 25.60 2012
41 Nepal 24.40 2016
42 Egypt 24.10 2014
43 Benin 22.60 2018
44 Lesotho 22.00 2014
45 Cameroon 21.80 2018
46 Nigeria 21.40 2018
46 Zimbabwe 21.40 2015
48 Ghana 20.90 2014
49 Namibia 19.90 2013
50 Togo 18.90 2014
51 Moldova 17.90 2005
52 Angola 16.30 2016
53 North Macedonia 15.70 2005
54 Bolivia 12.30 2008
55 Mongolia 11.90 2005
56 Guyana 11.70 2009
56 São Tomé and Principe 11.70 2009
58 Eswatini 11.10 2007
59 Haiti 10.10 2017
59 Montenegro 10.10 2006
61 Bangladesh 9.80 2018
62 Honduras 9.50 2012
63 Nicaragua 9.40 2001
64 Malawi 8.80 2016
64 Turkey 8.80 2013
66 Armenia 8.60 2016
66 Philippines 8.60 2017
66 Belize 8.60 2006
69 Guatemala 7.60 2015
70 Kazakhstan 7.10 2006
71 Jordan 6.70 2018
72 Trinidad and Tobago 6.50 2006
73 Georgia 5.90 2005
74 Serbia 5.60 2006
75 Albania 5.20 2018
76 Mozambique 4.20 2015
77 Bosnia and Herzegovina 4.10 2006
78 South Africa 3.80 2016
79 Ukraine 3.10 2007
80 Colombia 2.40 2015
81 Peru 2.20 2012
82 Dominican Republic 1.70 2013

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Periodicity: Annual