According to the latest data, as of 2018, gender-based violence against girls and women was higher in Sub-Saharan Africa than in the Northern African region. Over one-fifth of girls and women were subject to physical or sexual violence by current or former partners in Sub-Saharan Africa. In North Africa, the share stood at nearly 15 percent. Both regions stood above the world average of 12.5 percent.
Percentage of women in relationships subjected to physical and/or sexual violence by a current or former partner in the previous 12 months in Africa as of 2018
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United Nations. (June 26, 2023). Percentage of women in relationships subjected to physical and/or sexual violence by a current or former partner in the previous 12 months in Africa as of 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1299878/physical-or-sexual-violence-against-women-in-africa/
United Nations. "Percentage of women in relationships subjected to physical and/or sexual violence by a current or former partner in the previous 12 months in Africa as of 2018." Chart. June 26, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1299878/physical-or-sexual-violence-against-women-in-africa/
United Nations. (2023). Percentage of women in relationships subjected to physical and/or sexual violence by a current or former partner in the previous 12 months in Africa as of 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1299878/physical-or-sexual-violence-against-women-in-africa/
United Nations. "Percentage of Women in Relationships Subjected to Physical And/or Sexual Violence by a Current or Former Partner in The Previous 12 Months in Africa as of 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Jun 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1299878/physical-or-sexual-violence-against-women-in-africa/
United Nations, Percentage of women in relationships subjected to physical and/or sexual violence by a current or former partner in the previous 12 months in Africa as of 2018 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1299878/physical-or-sexual-violence-against-women-in-africa/ (last visited November 24, 2024)
Percentage of women in relationships subjected to physical and/or sexual violence by a current or former partner in the previous 12 months in Africa as of 2018 [Graph], United Nations, June 26, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1299878/physical-or-sexual-violence-against-women-in-africa/
