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Headline data

Proportion of population subjected to (a) physical violence, (b) psychological violence and (c) sexual violence in the previous 12 months
Year Value Series GeoCode
2018 4.1 Percentage of ever-married women age 15-49 who have experieced sexual violence in the past 12 months NG
2018 13.7 Percentage of ever-married women age 15-49 who have experieced physical violence in the past 12 months NG

Source: National Population Commission (NPC)

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Footnote:

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Indicator information

Proxy: Percentage of ever-married women age 15-49 who have experienced physical or sexual violence in the past 12 months
Data last updated May 04, 2025
Metadata last updated Apr 22, 2025

This table provides information on metadata for SDG indicators as defined by the UN Statistical Commission. Complete global metadata is provided by the UN Statistics Division.

Indicator

Indicator 16.1.3: Proportion of population subjected to (a) physical violence, (b) psychological violence and/or (c) sexual violence in the previous 12 months
Target

Target 16.1: Significantly reduce all forms of violence and related death rates everywhere
Metadata update

2024-03-28
International organisations(s) responsible for global monitoring

United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)
Related indicators

Indicator 5.2.1: Proportion of ever-partnered women and girls aged 15 years and older subjected to physical, sexual or psychological violence by a current or former intimate partner in the previous 12 months, by form of violence and by age

Indicator 5.2.2: Proportion of women and girls aged 15 years and older subjected to sexual violence by persons other than an intimate partner in the previous 12 months, by age and place of occurrence

Indicator 11.7.2: Proportion of persons victim of non-sexual or sexual harassment, by sex, age, disability status and place of occurrence, in the previous 12 months

Indicator 16.2.3: Proportion of young women and men aged 18–29 years who experienced sexual violence by age 18

Indicator 16.3.1: Proportion of victims of (a) physical, (b) psychological and/or (c) sexual violence in the previous 12 months who reported their victimization to competent authorities or other officially recognized conflict resolution mechanisms

Indicator 16.a.1: Existence of independent national human rights institutions in compliance with the Paris

Source 1

Organisation

National Population Commission (NPC)
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