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ch6 Vaw Info
ch6 Vaw Info
ch6 Vaw Info
6-67%
of women who experienced
violence sought help
of any sort.
physical/sexual violence at No
data
some point in their lives. Africa:
6 - 64%
Latin America
& the Carribbean
Percentage of women
who have experienced 14-38% Oceania: Of those,
intimate partner violence 17-68%
at least once in their
lifetime.
less than 10%
sought help from the police.
2 in 3
victims of intimate partner/
Number of countries that
have passed laws on:
119 Domestic violence
Countries that collected data on
violence against women:
89 2005 - 2014 Women make up less than
family related homicide are 35% of police personnel
125 Sexual harassment 44 1995 - 2004
women. in all 86 countries
52 Marital rape
with data.