Table 1

Prevalence of recent intimate partner violence (IPV) among ever-partnered women aged 15–49 years by country, grouped by world region

CountryISOYearIPV in the past 12 months (%)Sample size
PhysicalSexualPsychologicalPhysical and/or sexual
West and Central Africa (12 countries)
 Burkina FasoBFA20108.91.17.29.210 009
 CameroonCMR201128.011.232.131.44006
 ChadTCD201415.56.816.317.43814
 Congo DRCOD201330.319.829.436.75691
 Cote d’IvoireCIV201121.35.716.123.05018
 GabonGAB201228.311.826.631.24147
 GambiaGMB20136.91.18.57.33542
 MaliMLI201220.712.126.226.63120
 NigeriaNGA20139.33.715.310.922 305
 SenegalSEN20178.95.99.412.22660
 Sierra LeoneSLE201327.25.120.828.64315
 TogoTGO201310.74.824.112.75376
Eastern and Southern Africa (14 countries)
 AngolaAGO201524.26.724.025.87669
 BurundiBDI201617.918.416.527.87366
 ComorosCOM20124.21.36.24.82529
 EthiopiaETH201616.98.320.219.74720
 KenyaKEN201422.69.823.825.44519
 MalawiMWI201516.215.423.024.15406
 MozambiqueMOZ201125.96.929.627.75824
 NamibiaNAM201318.76.621.020.21449
 RwandaRWA201417.68.318.520.61908
 South AfricaZAF20168.73.510.910.42354
 TanzaniaTZA201527.010.428.129.57597
 UgandaUGA201622.316.429.329.67536
 ZambiaZMB201321.313.017.826.59416
 ZimbabweZWE201515.29.323.519.85800
Middle East and North Africa (two countries)
 EgyptEGY201413.52.713.114.06693
 JordanJOR201712.73.316.113.86852
Europe and Central Asia (three countries)
 ArmeniaARM20153.50.36.43.53540
 KyrgyzstanKGZ201216.92.810.417.14832
 TajikistanTJK201718.71.413.319.05313
South Asia (five countries)
 AfghanistanAFG201545.86.134.446.021 324
 IndiaIND201522.55.211.424.166 013
 MaldivesMDV20165.40.77.65.53388
 NepalNPL201610.04.07.711.23826
 PakistanPAK201713.63.620.614.53303
East Asia and Pacific (four countries)
 CambodiaKHM20149.33.917.310.93499
 MyanmarMMR201510.22.210.211.03425
 PhilippinesPHL20174.32.212.95.413 215
 Timor LesteTLS201633.14.88.934.63694
Latin America and Caribbean (six countries)
 ColombiaCOL201532.37.630.033.324 890
 Dominican RepublicDOM201314.74.225.615.65803
 GuatemalaGTM20147.92.614.48.56512
 HaitiHTI201610.07.017.813.84322
 HondurasHND201110.03.220.610.912 494
 PeruPER201610.22.510.510.821 115
  • In the South Africa DHS Survey, the violence module was administered to women aged 18 years or older. IPV estimates are, therefore, for women aged 18–49 years.

  • DHS, Demographic and Health Surveys; ISO, International Organization for Standardization.