Women who believe a husband is justified in beating his wife when she burns the food

Percentage of women ages 15-49 who believe a husband/partner is justified in hitting or beating his wife/partner when she burns the food.

Publisher
World Bank
Unit
Cadence
Annual
Series
71
Licence
CC BY 4.0
Updated
2026-09-06

Provenance

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  1. Produced by

    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_BFD; Indicator name from the original source: Wife beating justified if she burns the food [Women], publisher: The DHS Program (ICF), type: API, date accessed: 46155

    declared by worldbank in sourceOrganization

  2. Read from

    World Bank

    World Development Indicators

    declared by worldbank in source

Latest observations

CountryPeriodValueUnit
Angola20247.20percent
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the202419.90percent
Lesotho20243.20percent
Malawi20245.50percent
Mali202423.90percent
Nigeria20249.50percent
Zambia202416.40percent
Jordan20232.10percent
Mozambique20237percent
Senegal20237.70percent

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