Women who believe a husband is justified in beating his wife when she refuses sex with him
Percentage of women ages 15-49 who believe a husband/partner is justified in hitting or beating his wife/partner when she refuses sex with him.
- Publisher
- World Bank
- Unit
- —
- Cadence
- Annual
- Series
- 71
- Licence
- CC BY 4.0
- Updated
- 2026-09-06
Provenance
Who produced these figures, as World Bank declares it — not inferred, and each line says which published field it was read from.
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Demographic & Health Surveys
Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS), Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) Program, uri: https://api.dhsprogram.com/#/index.html, note: Indicator code from the original source: WE_AWBT_W_REF; Indicator name from the original source: Wife beating justified if she refuses to have sex with him [Women], publisher: The DHS Program (ICF), type: API, date accessed: 46155
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World Development Indicators
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Latest observations
| Country | Period | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angola | 2024 | 7.90 | percent |
| Congo, The Democratic Republic of the | 2024 | 32.20 | percent |
| Lesotho | 2024 | 5.40 | percent |
| Malawi | 2024 | 8 | percent |
| Mali | 2024 | 54.50 | percent |
| Nigeria | 2024 | 14.70 | percent |
| Zambia | 2024 | 19.90 | percent |
| Mozambique | 2023 | 12.10 | percent |
| Senegal | 2023 | 12.60 | percent |
| Tajikistan | 2023 | 22 | percent |
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