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 |
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1 | Guinea | 81.00 | 2012 |
2 | Timor-Leste | 62.80 | 2016 |
3 | Chad | 59.70 | 2015 |
4 | Vietnam | 57.30 | 2006 |
5 | Somalia | 56.20 | 2006 |
6 | Sierra Leone | 52.90 | 2013 |
7 | Burundi | 51.80 | 2017 |
8 | Dem. Rep. Congo | 51.40 | 2014 |
9 | Eritrea | 51.00 | 2002 |
10 | Tajikistan | 49.90 | 2017 |
11 | Morocco | 49.40 | 2004 |
12 | Mali | 48.70 | 2013 |
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 | Cameroon | 37.40 | 2011 |
24 | Senegal | 35.40 | 2017 |
25 | The Gambia | 35.30 | 2013 |
26 | Azerbaijan | 34.60 | 2006 |
27 | Kenya | 33.30 | 2014 |
28 | Zambia | 33.10 | 2014 |
29 | India | 32.80 | 2016 |
30 | Côte d'Ivoire | 32.70 | 2012 |
31 | Liberia | 32.20 | 2013 |
32 | Burkina Faso | 30.40 | 2010 |
33 | Yemen | 29.90 | 2013 |
34 | Comoros | 29.70 | 2012 |
35 | Rwanda | 29.40 | 2015 |
36 | Madagascar | 28.20 | 2009 |
37 | Pakistan | 27.80 | 2018 |
38 | Indonesia | 27.30 | 2012 |
39 | Guinea-Bissau | 26.80 | 2006 |
40 | Kyrgyz Republic | 25.60 | 2012 |
41 | Nigeria | 24.60 | 2013 |
42 | Nepal | 24.40 | 2016 |
43 | Egypt | 24.10 | 2014 |
44 | Benin | 22.60 | 2018 |
45 | Lesotho | 22.00 | 2014 |
46 | Zimbabwe | 21.40 | 2015 |
47 | Ghana | 20.90 | 2014 |
48 | Namibia | 19.90 | 2013 |
49 | Togo | 18.90 | 2014 |
50 | Moldova | 17.90 | 2005 |
51 | Angola | 16.30 | 2016 |
52 | North Macedonia | 15.70 | 2005 |
53 | Bangladesh | 14.90 | 2014 |
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 | Honduras | 9.50 | 2012 |
62 | Nicaragua | 9.40 | 2001 |
63 | Malawi | 8.80 | 2016 |
63 | Turkey | 8.80 | 2013 |
65 | Philippines | 8.60 | 2017 |
65 | Belize | 8.60 | 2006 |
65 | Armenia | 8.60 | 2016 |
68 | Guatemala | 7.60 | 2015 |
69 | Kazakhstan | 7.10 | 2006 |
70 | Jordan | 6.70 | 2018 |
71 | Trinidad and Tobago | 6.50 | 2006 |
72 | Georgia | 5.90 | 2005 |
73 | Serbia | 5.60 | 2006 |
74 | Albania | 5.20 | 2018 |
75 | Mozambique | 4.20 | 2015 |
76 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4.10 | 2006 |
77 | South Africa | 3.80 | 2016 |
78 | Ukraine | 3.10 | 2007 |
79 | Colombia | 2.40 | 2015 |
80 | Peru | 2.20 | 2012 |
81 | Dominican Republic | 1.70 | 2013 |
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Periodicity: Annual