Women who believe a husband is justified in beating his wife (any of five reasons) (%) - Country Ranking
Definition: Percentage of women ages 15-49 who believe a husband/partner is justified in hitting or beating his wife/partner for any of the following five reasons: argues with him; refuses to have sex; burns the food; goes out without telling him; or 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 | Afghanistan | 80.20 | 2015 |
| 2 | Central African Republic | 79.60 | 2010 |
| 3 | Mali | 79.40 | 2018 |
| 4 | Somalia | 75.70 | 2006 |
| 5 | Dem. Rep. Congo | 74.80 | 2014 |
| 6 | Timor-Leste | 74.00 | 2016 |
| 7 | Chad | 73.50 | 2015 |
| 8 | Papua New Guinea | 69.80 | 2018 |
| 9 | Bhutan | 68.40 | 2010 |
| 10 | Guinea | 67.20 | 2018 |
| 11 | Morocco | 63.90 | 2004 |
| 12 | Tajikistan | 63.60 | 2017 |
| 13 | Ethiopia | 63.00 | 2016 |
| 14 | Burundi | 61.80 | 2017 |
| 15 | Congo | 60.70 | 2012 |
| 16 | Niger | 59.60 | 2012 |
| 17 | Algeria | 59.00 | 2013 |
| 18 | Lao PDR | 58.20 | 2012 |
| 19 | Tanzania | 58.00 | 2016 |
| 20 | The Gambia | 51.40 | 2020 |
| 20 | Eritrea | 51.40 | 2010 |
| 22 | Iraq | 51.20 | 2011 |
| 22 | Myanmar | 51.20 | 2016 |
| 24 | Gabon | 50.20 | 2012 |
| 25 | Cambodia | 49.80 | 2014 |
| 26 | Azerbaijan | 49.00 | 2006 |
| 26 | Uganda | 49.00 | 2016 |
| 28 | Yemen | 48.70 | 2013 |
| 29 | Sierra Leone | 48.60 | 2019 |
| 30 | Côte d'Ivoire | 47.90 | 2012 |
| 31 | Madagascar | 45.20 | 2013 |
| 32 | Zambia | 45.10 | 2018 |
| 33 | India | 44.60 | 2016 |
| 34 | Burkina Faso | 43.50 | 2010 |
| 35 | Kenya | 41.80 | 2014 |
| 35 | Guinea-Bissau | 41.80 | 2014 |
| 37 | Rwanda | 41.40 | 2015 |
| 38 | Pakistan | 41.10 | 2018 |
| 39 | Senegal | 39.10 | 2019 |
| 40 | Comoros | 39.00 | 2012 |
| 41 | Zimbabwe | 38.70 | 2015 |
| 42 | Mauritania | 37.90 | 2011 |
| 43 | Turkmenistan | 37.70 | 2006 |
| 44 | Liberia | 37.00 | 2020 |
| 45 | Egypt | 35.70 | 2014 |
| 46 | Sudan | 34.00 | 2014 |
| 47 | Lesotho | 33.30 | 2014 |
| 48 | Kyrgyz Republic | 32.80 | 2014 |
| 49 | Indonesia | 32.00 | 2017 |
| 50 | Benin | 31.80 | 2018 |
| 51 | Tunisia | 30.30 | 2012 |
| 52 | Togo | 28.70 | 2014 |
| 53 | Nepal | 28.50 | 2016 |
| 54 | Ghana | 28.30 | 2014 |
| 55 | Vietnam | 28.20 | 2014 |
| 55 | Namibia | 28.20 | 2013 |
| 57 | Nigeria | 28.00 | 2018 |
| 58 | Cameroon | 27.70 | 2018 |
| 59 | Angola | 25.20 | 2016 |
| 60 | Bangladesh | 20.10 | 2018 |
| 61 | Eswatini | 19.90 | 2014 |
| 62 | São Tomé and Principe | 19.10 | 2014 |
| 63 | Haiti | 16.60 | 2017 |
| 64 | Malawi | 16.30 | 2016 |
| 65 | Bolivia | 16.10 | 2008 |
| 66 | North Macedonia | 14.50 | 2011 |
| 67 | Jordan | 14.10 | 2018 |
| 68 | Mozambique | 13.30 | 2015 |
| 68 | Turkey | 13.30 | 2013 |
| 70 | Thailand | 13.10 | 2012 |
| 71 | Suriname | 12.50 | 2010 |
| 71 | Nicaragua | 12.50 | 2001 |
| 73 | Honduras | 12.40 | 2012 |
| 74 | Kazakhstan | 12.20 | 2011 |
| 75 | Moldova | 11.20 | 2012 |
| 76 | Guatemala | 11.00 | 2015 |
| 77 | Philippines | 10.90 | 2017 |
| 78 | Guyana | 10.20 | 2014 |
| 79 | Mongolia | 10.10 | 2010 |
| 79 | Armenia | 10.10 | 2016 |
| 81 | Lebanon | 9.70 | 2009 |
| 82 | Belize | 8.60 | 2011 |
| 83 | El Salvador | 8.00 | 2014 |
| 84 | Oman | 7.90 | 2014 |
| 85 | Trinidad and Tobago | 7.60 | 2006 |
| 86 | Georgia | 6.90 | 2005 |
| 87 | Albania | 6.80 | 2018 |
| 88 | Qatar | 6.60 | 2012 |
| 89 | St. Lucia | 6.50 | 2012 |
| 90 | Panama | 5.70 | 2014 |
| 91 | South Africa | 5.50 | 2016 |
| 92 | Jamaica | 4.90 | 2011 |
| 93 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4.80 | 2012 |
| 94 | Belarus | 4.10 | 2012 |
| 95 | Cuba | 3.90 | 2014 |
| 96 | Serbia | 3.80 | 2014 |
| 97 | Peru | 3.50 | 2012 |
| 97 | Costa Rica | 3.50 | 2011 |
| 99 | Barbados | 3.30 | 2012 |
| 100 | Colombia | 3.10 | 2015 |
| 101 | Ukraine | 2.90 | 2012 |
| 102 | Montenegro | 2.70 | 2013 |
| 103 | Dominican Republic | 2.00 | 2014 |
| 103 | Argentina | 2.00 | 2012 |
| 105 | Uruguay | 1.50 | 2013 |
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Periodicity: Annual
