World Bank · Gender
Rwanda: Women whose husband or partner has ever demonstrated controlling behaviors
19.20percent · 2020
Percentage of ever-married women ages 15-49 whose husband or partner has ever demonstrated 3 or more of the specific behaviors from the following: jealous or angry if she talks to other men; accuses her of being unfaithful; not permit her to meet her female friends; tries to limit her contact with her family; insists on knowing where she is at all times; does not trust her with any money Annual figures for Rwanda from 2005 to 2020.
Every year
| Year | Value (percent) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 19.2 | |
| 2015 | 17.1 | |
| 2005 | 17.3 |
Source
Published by World Bank, produced by Demographic & Health Surveys. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.
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World Bank (2026). Women whose husband or partner has ever demonstrated controlling behaviors. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-women-whose-husband-or-partner-has-ever-demonstrated (accessed 2026-11-08). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.
Women whose husband or partner has ever demonstrated controlling behaviors in other countries
- Afghanistan
- Angola
- Armenia
- Azerbaijan
- Benin
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cambodia
- Cameroon
- Chad
- Colombia
- Comoros
- Congo, The Democratic Republic of the
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Dominican Republic
- Egypt
- Ethiopia
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Ghana
- Guatemala
- Haiti
- Honduras
- India
- Jordan
- Kenya
- Kyrgyzstan
- Liberia
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Maldives
- Mali
- Mauritania
- Moldova, Republic of
- Mozambique
- Myanmar
- Namibia
- Nepal
- Nigeria
- Pakistan
- Papua New Guinea
- Peru
- Philippines
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Senegal
- Sierra Leone
- Tajikistan
- Tanzania, United Republic of
- Timor-Leste
- Togo
- Uganda
- Ukraine
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
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