Last update: Jan 2013
Percentage of women aged 15–49 who think that a husband/partner is justified in hitting or beating his wife/partner under certain circumstances
Country or territory | Total 15-49 |
Place of residence | Wealth Index Quintile | Source | ||||||
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Urban | Rural | Poorest | Second | Middle | Fourth | Richest | ||||
Afghanistan | 90 | 83 | 92 | 91 | 94 | 92 | 92 | 83 | MICS 2010-11 | |
Albania | 30 | 18 | 39 | 49 | 38 | 30 | 22 | 10 | DHS 2008-09 | |
Algeria | 68 | 63 | 75 | 80 | 75 | 69 | 65 | 53 | MICS 2006 | |
Andorra | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Angola | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Antigua and Barbuda | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Argentina | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Armenia | 9 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 6 | DHS 2010 | |
Australia | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Austria | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Azerbaijan | 49 | 40 | 61 | 66 | 63 | 52 | 39 | 30 | DHS 2006 | |
Bahamas | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Bahrain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Bangladesh | 36 | 31 | 38 | 37 | 39 | 39 | 38 | 28 | DHS 2007 | |
Barbados | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Belarus | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Belgium | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Belize | 9 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 5 | MICS 2011 | |
Benin | 47 | 35 | 55 | 62 | 56 | 55 | 44 | 24 | DHS 2006 | |
Bhutan | 68 | 61 | 72 | 71 | 73 | 73 | 70 | 58 | MICS 2010 | |
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 16 | 14 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 15 | 9 | DHS 2008 | |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 6 | MICS 2006 | |
Botswana | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Brazil | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Brunei Darussalam | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Bulgaria | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Burkina Faso | 44 | 34 | 47 | 46 | 49 | 48 | 45 | 33 | DHS 2010 | |
Burundi | 73 | 56 | 75 | 78 | 78 | 75 | 73 | 62 | DHS 2010 | |
Cambodia | 46 | y | 27 | 51 | 57 | 53 | 50 | 46 | 27 | DHS 2010 |
Cameroon | 56 | 52 | 61 | - | - | - | - | - | DHS 2004 | |
Canada | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Cape Verde | 17 | 11 | 26 | - | - | - | - | - | DHS 2005 | |
Central African Republic | 80 | 78 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 79 | 77 | MICS 2010 preliminary | |
Chad | 62 | 66 | 61 | 63 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 65 | MICS 2010 | |
Chile | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
China | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Colombia | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Comoros | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Congo | 76 | 75 | 77 | 75 | 80 | 82 | 76 | 67 | DHS 2005 | |
Cook Islands | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Costa Rica | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Côte d'Ivoire | 65 | 57 | 72 | 75 | 70 | 71 | 63 | 50 | MICS 2006 | |
Croatia | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Cuba | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Cyprus | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Czech Republic | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Democratic People's Republic of Korea | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Democratic Republic of the Congo | 76 | 67 | 80 | 82 | 80 | 80 | 77 | 62 | MICS 2010 | |
Denmark | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Djibouti | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Dominica | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Dominican Republic | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | ENHOGAR 2009-10 | |
Ecuador | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Egypt | 39 | y | 28 | 48 | 63 | 51 | 41 | 29 | 16 | DHS 2008 |
El Salvador | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Equatorial Guinea | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Eritrea | 71 | 61 | 78 | 74 | 79 | 79 | 71 | 56 | DHS 2002 | |
Estonia | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Ethiopia | 68 | 46 | 76 | 81 | 78 | 76 | 71 | 46 | DHS 2011 | |
Fiji | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Finland | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
France | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Gabon | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Gambia | 75 | 63 | 87 | 88 | 83 | 81 | 76 | 54 | MICS 2010 preliminary | |
Georgia | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | MICS 2005 | |
Germany | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Ghana | 44 | 36 | 54 | 65 | 54 | 50 | 41 | 22 | MICS 2011 preliminary | |
Greece | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Grenada | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Guatemala | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Guinea | 86 | 83 | 87 | - | - | - | - | - | DHS 2005 | |
Guinea-Bissau | 40 | y | 36 | 44 | 43 | 46 | 40 | 39 | 34 | MICS 2010 preliminary |
Guyana | 16 | 8 | 20 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 13 | 9 | DHS 2009 | |
Haiti | 29 | 23 | 34 | 40 | 37 | 34 | 26 | 17 | DHS 2005-06 | |
Holy See | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Honduras | 16 | 11 | 21 | 27 | 23 | 16 | 11 | 7 | DHS 2005-06 | |
Hungary | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Iceland | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
India | 54 | 44 | 59 | 62 | 62 | 61 | 54 | 37 | NFHS 2005-06 | |
Indonesia | 31 | y | 26 | 34 | 38 | 34 | 31 | 28 | 23 | DHS 2007 |
Iran (Islamic Republic of) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Iraq | 59 | 54 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - | MICS 2006 | |
Ireland | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Israel | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Italy | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Jamaica | 3 | y | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | RHS 2008 |
Japan | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Jordan | 90 | y | 89 | 95 | 96 | 95 | 92 | 86 | 79 | DHS 2007 |
Kazakhstan | 12 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 9 | MICS 2010-11 | |
Kenya | 53 | 34 | 59 | 67 | 67 | 59 | 49 | 32 | DHS 2008-09 | |
Kiribati | 76 | 75 | 77 | 77 | 79 | 74 | 77 | 73 | DHS 2009 | |
Kuwait | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Kyrgyzstan | 38 | 26 | 47 | 45 | 48 | 52 | 35 | 17 | MICS 2005-06 | |
Lao People's Democratic Republic | 81 | 75 | 84 | 83 | 83 | 84 | 84 | 75 | MICS 2006 | |
Latvia | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Lebanon | 10 | y | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | MICS 2009 |
Lesotho | 37 | 26 | 43 | 55 | 48 | 41 | 33 | 23 | DHS 2009 | |
Liberia | 59 | 52 | 65 | 64 | 69 | 62 | 56 | 49 | DHS 2007 | |
Libya | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Liechtenstein | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Lithuania | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Luxembourg | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Madagascar | 32 | 37 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 33 | 34 | 36 | DHS 2008-09 | |
Malawi | 13 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 10 | DHS 2010 | |
Malaysia | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Maldives | 31 | y | 18 | 37 | 40 | 37 | 36 | 27 | 15 | DHS 2009 |
Mali | 87 | 84 | 89 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 89 | 83 | MICS 2010 preliminary | |
Malta | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Marshall Islands | 56 | 48 | 73 | 69 | 70 | 49 | 51 | 37 | DHS 2007 | |
Mauritania | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Mauritius | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Mexico | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Micronesia (Federated States of) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Monaco | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Mongolia | 10 | 6 | 17 | 18 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 5 | MICS 2010 preliminary | |
Montenegro | 11 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 4 | MICS 2005-06 | |
Morocco | 64 | 52 | 82 | 87 | 80 | 67 | 54 | 38 | DHS 2003-04 | |
Mozambique | 36 | 31 | 39 | 37 | 38 | 43 | 42 | 23 | MICS 2008 | |
Myanmar | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Namibia | 35 | 22 | 47 | 58 | 48 | 43 | 27 | 13 | DHS 2006-07 | |
Nauru | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Nepal | 23 | 27 | 23 | 28 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 23 | DHS 2006 | |
Netherlands | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
New Zealand | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Nicaragua | 14 | 10 | 20 | 28 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 6 | DHS 2006-07 | |
Niger | 70 | 71 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - | DHS 2006 | |
Nigeria | 43 | 31 | 50 | 56 | 53 | 49 | 39 | 23 | DHS 2008 | |
Niue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Norway | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Oman | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Pakistan | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Palau | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Panama | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Papua New Guinea | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Paraguay | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Peru | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Philippines | 14 | 12 | 17 | 21 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 8 | DHS 2008 | |
Poland | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Portugal | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Qatar | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Republic of Korea | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Republic of Moldova | 21 | 14 | 26 | 38 | 27 | 20 | 15 | 10 | DHS 2005 | |
Romania | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Russian Federation | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Rwanda | 56 | 40 | 59 | 66 | 63 | 59 | 56 | 40 | DHS 2010 | |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Saint Lucia | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Samoa | 61 | 37 | 67 | 65 | 65 | 63 | 60 | 52 | DHS 2009 | |
San Marino | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Sao Tome and Principe | 20 | 19 | 20 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 21 | 15 | DHS 2008-09 | |
Saudi Arabia | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Senegal | 60 | 49 | 71 | 80 | 70 | 63 | 54 | 42 | DHS 2010-11 | |
Serbia | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | MICS 2010 | |
Seychelles | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Sierra Leone | 73 | 62 | 80 | 82 | 80 | 80 | 75 | 53 | MICS 2010 | |
Singapore | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Slovakia | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Slovenia | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Solomon Islands | 69 | 65 | 70 | 66 | 71 | 68 | 71 | 68 | DHS 2007 | |
Somalia | 76 | y | 68 | 80 | 85 | 83 | 80 | 67 | 65 | MICS 2006 |
South Africa | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
South Sudan | 79 | 78 | 79 | 83 | 77 | 77 | 79 | 78 | SHHS-2 preliminary 2010 | |
Spain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Sri Lanka | 53 | y | 47 | 55 | 57 | 57 | 55 | 54 | 43 | DHS 2006-07 |
State of Palestine | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Sudan | 47 | 38 | 52 | 69 | 60 | 49 | 36 | 29 | SHHS-2 preliminary 2010 | |
Suriname | 13 | 11 | 20 | 27 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 7 | MICS 2006 | |
Swaziland | 28 | 14 | 33 | 42 | 40 | 30 | 24 | 12 | MICS 2010 | |
Sweden | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Switzerland | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Syrian Arab Republic | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Tajikistan | 74 | y | 67 | 77 | 78 | 81 | 80 | 74 | 60 | MICS 2005 |
Thailand | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia | 15 | 7 | 24 | 34 | 22 | 13 | 5 | 2 | MICS 2011 preliminary | |
Timor-Leste | 86 | 89 | 85 | 81 | 85 | 88 | 88 | 89 | DHS 2009-10 | |
Togo | 43 | 39 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 47 | 44 | 32 | MICS 2010 preliminary | |
Tonga | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Trinidad and Tobago | 8 | - | - | 12 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 3 | MICS 2006 | |
Tunisia | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Turkey | 25 | 21 | 36 | 43 | 35 | 28 | 18 | 7 | DHS 2008 | |
Turkmenistan | 38 | y | 24 | 48 | 43 | 50 | 50 | 38 | 14 | MICS 2006 |
Tuvalu | 70 | - | - | 71 | 68 | 68 | 65 | 78 | DHS 2007 | |
Uganda | 58 | 46 | 61 | 58 | 61 | 63 | 67 | 47 | DHS 2011 | |
Ukraine | 4 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | DHS 2007 | |
United Arab Emirates | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
United Kingdom | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
United Republic of Tanzania | 54 | 43 | 58 | 61 | 59 | 60 | 57 | 36 | DHS 2010 | |
United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Uruguay | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Uzbekistan | 70 | 53 | 81 | - | - | - | - | - | DHS 2002 | |
Vanuatu | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Viet Nam | 36 | 27 | 40 | 49 | 44 | 38 | 32 | 20 | MICS 2011 | |
Yemen | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Zambia | 62 | 56 | 66 | 65 | 68 | 71 | 65 | 47 | DHS 2007 | |
Zimbabwe | 40 | 29 | 46 | 52 | 49 | 46 | 34 | 25 | DHS 2010-11 |
Notes:
DHS: Demographic and Health Surveys
ENHOGAR: Encuesta Nacional de Hogares de Propósitos Múltiples (Dominican Republic)
MICS: Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys
NFHS: National Family Health Survey (India)
RHS: Reproductive Health Survey (Jamaica)
SHHS: Sudan Household Health Survey
- Data not available
y Data differ from the standard definition or refer to only part of a country. Such data are included in the calculation of regional and global averages.