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 | Niger | 42.00 | 2012 |
| 19 | Myanmar | 42.00 | 2016 |
| 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 | Zimbabwe | 21.40 | 2015 |
| 46 | Nigeria | 21.40 | 2018 |
| 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 | Belize | 8.60 | 2006 |
| 66 | Philippines | 8.60 | 2017 |
| 66 | Armenia | 8.60 | 2016 |
| 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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