Women who believe a husband is justified in beating his wife when she refuses sex with him (%) - 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 refuses sex with him.
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 | Somalia | 64.40 | 2006 |
| 2 | Mali | 62.80 | 2018 |
| 3 | Niger | 50.10 | 2012 |
| 4 | Eritrea | 47.90 | 2002 |
| 5 | Guinea | 47.70 | 2018 |
| 6 | Dem. Rep. Congo | 43.50 | 2014 |
| 7 | Morocco | 42.80 | 2004 |
| 8 | Burundi | 41.80 | 2017 |
| 9 | Chad | 40.60 | 2015 |
| 10 | The Gambia | 36.30 | 2020 |
| 11 | Timor-Leste | 35.60 | 2016 |
| 12 | Ethiopia | 34.70 | 2016 |
| 13 | Afghanistan | 33.40 | 2015 |
| 14 | Yemen | 32.40 | 2013 |
| 15 | Papua New Guinea | 32.10 | 2018 |
| 16 | Senegal | 31.60 | 2019 |
| 17 | Tanzania | 30.50 | 2016 |
| 18 | Zambia | 29.50 | 2018 |
| 19 | Guinea-Bissau | 28.40 | 2006 |
| 20 | Pakistan | 27.40 | 2018 |
| 21 | Tajikistan | 26.70 | 2017 |
| 22 | Congo | 26.30 | 2012 |
| 23 | Rwanda | 24.40 | 2015 |
| 24 | Côte d'Ivoire | 21.50 | 2012 |
| 25 | Turkmenistan | 21.00 | 2000 |
| 26 | Nigeria | 20.10 | 2018 |
| 27 | Comoros | 20.00 | 2012 |
| 28 | Egypt | 19.90 | 2014 |
| 29 | Burkina Faso | 19.70 | 2010 |
| 30 | Sierra Leone | 19.00 | 2019 |
| 31 | Uganda | 18.10 | 2016 |
| 32 | Vietnam | 18.00 | 2006 |
| 33 | Kenya | 15.10 | 2014 |
| 34 | Zimbabwe | 14.50 | 2015 |
| 35 | Azerbaijan | 14.20 | 2006 |
| 36 | India | 13.30 | 2016 |
| 37 | Benin | 12.80 | 2018 |
| 37 | Cambodia | 12.80 | 2014 |
| 39 | Ghana | 12.20 | 2014 |
| 40 | Angola | 11.50 | 2016 |
| 41 | Myanmar | 10.40 | 2016 |
| 42 | Cameroon | 10.30 | 2018 |
| 43 | Liberia | 9.90 | 2020 |
| 44 | Togo | 9.60 | 2014 |
| 45 | Lesotho | 9.40 | 2014 |
| 46 | Madagascar | 9.20 | 2009 |
| 47 | Gabon | 8.80 | 2012 |
| 48 | Malawi | 8.30 | 2016 |
| 49 | Namibia | 7.80 | 2013 |
| 50 | Kyrgyz Republic | 7.30 | 2012 |
| 51 | North Macedonia | 6.80 | 2005 |
| 52 | Indonesia | 6.00 | 2017 |
| 53 | São Tomé and Principe | 5.60 | 2009 |
| 54 | Mongolia | 5.50 | 2005 |
| 55 | Mozambique | 5.40 | 2015 |
| 56 | Haiti | 4.80 | 2017 |
| 57 | Guyana | 4.40 | 2009 |
| 58 | Eswatini | 3.30 | 2007 |
| 59 | Moldova | 3.00 | 2005 |
| 59 | Nepal | 3.00 | 2016 |
| 61 | Bangladesh | 2.90 | 2018 |
| 62 | Nicaragua | 2.80 | 2001 |
| 63 | Belize | 2.50 | 2006 |
| 63 | Turkey | 2.50 | 2013 |
| 65 | Guatemala | 2.40 | 2015 |
| 66 | Honduras | 2.30 | 2012 |
| 67 | Bolivia | 2.20 | 2008 |
| 68 | Montenegro | 1.60 | 2006 |
| 68 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.60 | 2006 |
| 70 | Kazakhstan | 1.50 | 2006 |
| 71 | Georgia | 1.30 | 2005 |
| 71 | Philippines | 1.30 | 2017 |
| 73 | Colombia | 1.10 | 2015 |
| 73 | Serbia | 1.10 | 2006 |
| 75 | South Africa | 1.00 | 2016 |
| 76 | Albania | 0.90 | 2018 |
| 77 | Armenia | 0.80 | 2016 |
| 78 | Peru | 0.60 | 2012 |
| 79 | Ukraine | 0.50 | 2007 |
| 79 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.50 | 2006 |
| 81 | Dominican Republic | 0.40 | 2013 |
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Periodicity: Annual
