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Child violence – Ending Violence in Childhood Report (2017)

  • Child violence – Ending Violence in Childhood Report (2017)

  • Entity Year Children (1-14) who experienced any violent discipline Children (13-15) who reported being bullied Children (13-15) who reported being in a physical fight during past year Girls (15-19) who experienced any physical violence since age 15 Girls (15-19) who ever experienced forced sexual intercourse or any other forced sexual acts Number of homicide victims among children (0-19) per 100,000 population Women (15 and above) who experienced any intimate partner physical and/or sexual violence last year
    Afghanistan 2015 74.4 48.1 35.4 24.0 7.0 8.0 31.9
    Albania 2015 77.9 43.3 48.9 23.5 8.9 2.0 23.7
    Algeria 2015 86.3 52.0 48.0 21.6 7.7 2.0 9.2
    Antigua and Barbuda 2015 67.1 25.0 48.0 15.5 6.3 3.9 18.9
    Argentina 2015 72.4 25.0 34.0 17.8 4.2 3.0 2.9
    Armenia 2015 70.9 10.0 51.0 19.0 5.1 1.0 13.9
    Australia 2015 63.8 40.6 49.8 12.3 3.3 1.0 2.0
    Austria 2015 56.7 41.0 37.0 4.1 1.0 0 3.0
    Azerbaijan 2015 77.8 36.0 38.7 9.0 0.4 3.0 10.2
    Bahamas 2015 61.7 44.3 39.2 9.9 4.5 5.0 16.3
    Bangladesh 2015 82.3 65.5 54.6 29.6 13.7 1.0 51.7
    Barbados 2015 75.1 13.0 38.0 18.4 8.1 3.0 11.0
    Belarus 2015 65.5 26.8 39.8 14.8 8.7 1.0 14.9
    Belgium 2015 59.1 37.0 37.0 11.8 3.2 1.0 6.0
    Belize 2015 65.1 31.0 36.0 18.6 10.5 6.0 13.9
    Benin 2015 91.1 42.0 32.0 31.1 10.8 5.0 25.0
    Bhutan 2015 82.4 30.6 26.5 18.7 5.2 1.0 14.2
    Bolivia 2015 70.0 30.0 33.0 37.0 5.0 7.0 24.0
    Botswana 2015 87.5 52.0 48.0 27.4 12.1 7.0 18.1
    Brazil 2015 68.3 32.6 28.0 14.0 6.5 17.0 8.1
    Brunei 2015 54.0 31.1 37.1 6.2 5.6 0 10.7
    Bulgaria 2015 55.8 24.7 30.3 6.2 3.4 1.0 6.0
    Burkina Faso 2015 83.7 41.6 48.5 21.0 9.3 5.0 10.6
    Burundi 2015 97.8 70.3 48.3 35.2 12.4 5.0 31.4
    Cambodia 2015 72.8 22.0 14.0 21.0 0.3 4.0 8.0
    Cameroon 2015 85.0 53.3 36.4 45.0 22.0 5.0 33.6
    Canada 2015 60.0 32.0 34.0 5.5 2.6 2.0 1.3
    Cape Verde 2015 74.2 22.4 24.1 16.0 5.4 1.0 8.8
    Central African Republic 2015 92.0 51.8 47.6 43.5 16.4 5.0 26.3
    Chad 2015 71.1 57.6 40.8 40.6 17.9 4.0 31.9
    Chile 2015 69.0 15.0 29.0 12.1 4.9 2.0 6.9
    China 2015 70.2 29.0 19.0 13.8 5.9 1.0 14.9
    Colombia 2015 67.9 32.0 33.0 13.0 3.0 13.0 9.6
    Comoros 2015 77.1 29.2 29.4 11.0 5.0 5.0 5.8
    Congo 2015 83.5 49.5 46.7 32.3 12.8 5.0 22.1
    Costa Rica 2015 46.6 19.0 22.0 1.2 5.4 5.0 9.3
    Cote d'Ivoire 2015 91.9 53.3 48.0 33.0 5.0 9.0 23.9
    Croatia 2015 65.1 16.0 39.0 10.1 3.6 0 3.0
    Cuba 2015 36.0 28.8 35.5 2.3 3.0 2.0 14.8
    Cyprus 2015 60.7 33.0 47.8 3.8 4.7 0 3.0
    Czech Republic 2015 46.2 16.0 43.0 3.5 1.8 0 4.0
    Democratic Republic of Congo 2015 82.6 55.8 46.9 56.0 21.0 14.0 21.7
    Denmark 2015 59.9 17.0 27.0 5.6 2.6 0 4.0
    Dominican Republic 2015 63.9 27.6 30.4 13.0 8.0 4.0 10.4
    Ecuador 2015 67.6 29.0 34.0 6.7 6.0 6.0 10.1
    Egypt 2015 93.0 70.0 45.0 40.0 14.1 1.0 14.0
    El Salvador 2015 52.0 31.8 29.2 5.8 7.0 27.0 8.7
    Estonia 2015 66.4 37.0 28.0 18.0 4.4 1.0 2.0
    Ethiopia 2015 88.5 50.2 51.6 34.7 13.9 6.0 26.3
    Fiji 2015 72.0 42.0 47.0 16.7 10.6 2.0 24.0
    Finland 2015 71.7 28.0 28.0 11.3 2.7 1.0 5.0
    France 2015 59.4 32.0 33.0 2.4 0.2 0 5.0
    Gambia 2015 90.3 45.6 44.2 34.3 12.2 6.0 21.7
    Georgia 2015 67.9 39.9 48.1 6.1 6.3 1.0 12.0
    Germany 2015 58.9 30.0 20.0 8.1 0 0 3.0
    Ghana 2015 94.6 62.0 53.0 32.0 17.0 5.0 20.0
    Greece 2015 73.1 29.0 51.0 16.7 2.2 0 6.0
    Guatemala 2015 65.8 36.2 36.3 6.4 3.0 22.0 10.9
    Guinea 2015 84.6 46.6 43.8 31.0 11.6 5.0 27.5
    Guinea-Bissau 2015 82.4 47.5 38.3 35.9 12.9 6.0 28.1
    Guyana 2015 70.7 38.0 38.0 19.2 8.7 6.0 21.2
    Honduras 2015 77.5 32.0 28.0 15.0 6.0 13.0 11.9
    Hungary 2015 70.2 24.0 41.0 12.5 2.0 1.0 6.0
    Iceland 2015 62.6 16.0 28.0 5.1 1.6 0 2.8
    India 2015 84.1 40.3 34.8 21.0 5.0 2.0 24.9
    Indonesia 2015 74.7 50.0 34.0 22.0 5.7 1.0 17.4
    Iran 2015 67.5 28.5 35.9 7.1 6.0 2.0 7.3
    Iraq 2015 79.0 28.0 37.0 24.8 9.0 4.0 12.9
    Ireland 2015 70.2 26.0 35.0 9.7 4.6 0 3.0
    Israel 2015 61.0 38.7 45.1 5.7 3.5 1.0 3.1
    Italy 2015 58.1 9.0 35.0 5.9 3.0 0 6.0
    Jamaica 2015 85.5 40.0 50.0 23.1 11.0 13.0 17.0
    Japan 2015 60.1 37.8 38.3 6.6 6.5 0 6.5
    Jordan 2015 90.2 41.0 47.0 31.0 8.1 3.0 14.1
    Kazakhstan 2015 53.7 41.0 35.3 4.0 1.0 1.0 15.8
    Kenya 2015 84.8 57.0 48.0 27.0 11.0 3.0 34.0
    Kiribati 2015 81.0 37.0 35.0 30.0 15.1 3.1 36.1
    Korea 2015 67.3 36.0 45.9 11.4 3.1 1.0 5.8
    Kuwait 2015 77.8 28.0 45.0 26.1 3.9 0 6.0
    Kyrgyzstan 2015 57.1 33.3 32.9 6.0 0.1 0 17.1
    Laos 2015 76.7 28.5 29.7 14.9 5.8 3.0 6.0
    Latvia 2015 54.1 43.0 39.0 6.5 3.7 1.0 5.0
    Lebanon 2015 82.9 25.0 49.0 18.5 3.9 1.0 4.0
    Lesotho 2015 83.5 51.1 40.7 34.2 16.8 18.0 27.3
    Liberia 2015 90.0 50.2 47.0 39.0 13.0 4.0 36.3
    Libya 2015 75.2 35.0 40.0 20.3 5.0 1.0 11.3
    Lithuania 2015 65.9 52.0 38.0 9.7 2.1 1.0 4.0
    Luxembourg 2015 56.0 28.0 32.0 5.9 2.8 0 3.0
    Macedonia 2015 69.3 20.0 31.0 17.7 5.7 0 6.3
    Madagascar 2015 67.9 38.2 21.6 15.2 7.5 8.0 15.3
    Malawi 2015 72.4 45.0 23.0 21.0 18.0 1.0 22.1
    Malaysia 2015 69.3 21.0 30.0 20.8 9.3 1.0 14.3
    Maldives 2015 72.7 37.0 30.0 9.2 2.3 1.0 6.4
    Mali 2015 73.7 46.0 40.7 26.2 12.4 5.0 27.6
    Malta 2015 64.3 27.2 43.4 4.4 4.3 0 4.0
    Mauritania 2015 80.0 47.0 58.0 24.0 9.8 3.0 18.1
    Mauritius 2015 70.1 36.0 36.0 12.8 3.8 1.0 10.0
    Mexico 2015 63.1 29.1 40.5 7.6 1.8 7.0 7.6
    Moldova 2015 76.6 38.3 46.9 14.0 7.0 1.0 12.5
    Mongolia 2015 49.3 31.0 44.0 9.5 7.3 2.0 17.5

  • Sources

    Data Published By: Know Violence in Childhood

    Data publisher source: Corporal punishment (home): UNICEF global databases, 2016, based on DHS, MICS and other nationally representative surveys, 2005-2015. (2) Bullying and physical fights (school): HBSC, 2009/2010 and GSHS, 2003-2013. (3) Physical and sexual violence against

    Link: http://globalreport.knowviolenceinchildhood.org/the-report/

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