Women who believe a husband is justified in beating his wife (any of five reasons) (%) - Country Ranking - Africa
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 | Central African Republic | 79.60 | 2010 |
| 2 | Mali | 79.40 | 2018 |
| 3 | Somalia | 75.70 | 2006 |
| 4 | Dem. Rep. Congo | 74.80 | 2014 |
| 5 | Chad | 73.50 | 2015 |
| 6 | Guinea | 67.20 | 2018 |
| 7 | Morocco | 63.90 | 2004 |
| 8 | Ethiopia | 63.00 | 2016 |
| 9 | Burundi | 61.80 | 2017 |
| 10 | Congo | 60.70 | 2012 |
| 11 | Niger | 59.60 | 2012 |
| 12 | Algeria | 59.00 | 2013 |
| 13 | Tanzania | 58.00 | 2016 |
| 14 | The Gambia | 51.40 | 2020 |
| 14 | Eritrea | 51.40 | 2010 |
| 16 | Gabon | 50.20 | 2012 |
| 17 | Uganda | 49.00 | 2016 |
| 18 | Sierra Leone | 48.60 | 2019 |
| 19 | Côte d'Ivoire | 47.90 | 2012 |
| 20 | Madagascar | 45.20 | 2013 |
| 21 | Zambia | 45.10 | 2018 |
| 22 | Burkina Faso | 43.50 | 2010 |
| 23 | Guinea-Bissau | 41.80 | 2014 |
| 23 | Kenya | 41.80 | 2014 |
| 25 | Rwanda | 41.40 | 2015 |
| 26 | Senegal | 39.10 | 2019 |
| 27 | Comoros | 39.00 | 2012 |
| 28 | Zimbabwe | 38.70 | 2015 |
| 29 | Mauritania | 37.90 | 2011 |
| 30 | Liberia | 37.00 | 2020 |
| 31 | Egypt | 35.70 | 2014 |
| 32 | Sudan | 34.00 | 2014 |
| 33 | Lesotho | 33.30 | 2014 |
| 34 | Benin | 31.80 | 2018 |
| 35 | Tunisia | 30.30 | 2012 |
| 36 | Togo | 28.70 | 2014 |
| 37 | Ghana | 28.30 | 2014 |
| 38 | Namibia | 28.20 | 2013 |
| 39 | Nigeria | 28.00 | 2018 |
| 40 | Cameroon | 27.70 | 2018 |
| 41 | Angola | 25.20 | 2016 |
| 42 | Eswatini | 19.90 | 2014 |
| 43 | São Tomé and Principe | 19.10 | 2014 |
| 44 | Malawi | 16.30 | 2016 |
| 45 | Mozambique | 13.30 | 2015 |
| 46 | South Africa | 5.50 | 2016 |
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Periodicity: Annual
