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Women who believe a husband is justified in beating his wife any of five reasons percentage

Percentage of women ages 15-49 who believe a husband/partner is justified in hitting or beating his wife/partner for any of the following five reasons: argues with him; refuses to have sex; burns the food; goes out without telling him; or when she neglects the children.Source:
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Women who believe a husband is justified in beating his wife (any of five reasons) (%)Women who believe a husband is justified in beating his wife (any of five reasons) (%)Year
1
Guinea
92.1%
2012
2
East Timor
86.2%
2010
3
Afghanistan
80.2%
2015
4
Central African Republic
79.6%
2010
5
South Sudan
78.5%
2010
6
Mali
76.3%
2013
7
Somalia
75.7%
2006
8
Democratic Republic Of Congo
74.8%
2014
9
Chad
73.5%
2015
10
Burundi
72.9%
2010
11
Bhutan
68.4%
2010
12
Morocco
63.9%
2004
13
Ethiopia
63%
2016
14
Sierra Leone
62.8%
2013
15
Republic of the Congo
60.7%
2012
16
Tajikistan
59.6%
2012
17
Niger
59.6%
2012
18
Algeria
59%
2013
19
Gambia
58.4%
2013
20
Uganda
58.3%
2011
21
Laos
58.2%
2012
22
Tanzania
58%
2016
23
Eritrea
51.4%
2010
24
Iraq
51.2%
2011
25
Myanmar
51.2%
2016
26
Gabon
50.2%
2012
27
Cambodia
49.8%
2014
28
Azerbaijan
49%
2006
29
Yemen
48.7%
2013
30
Senegal
48.6%
2016
31
Ivory Coast
47.9%
2012
32
India
47.2%
2006
33
Zambia
46.9%
2014
34
Madagascar
45.2%
2013
35
Burkina Faso
43.5%
2010
36
Liberia
42.5%
2013
37
Pakistan
42.2%
2013
38
Kenya
41.8%
2014
39
Guinea-Bissau
41.8%
2014
40
Rwanda
41.4%
2015
41
Turkey
39.2%
2003
42
Comoros
39%
2012
43
Zimbabwe
38.7%
2015
44
Mauritania
37.9%
2011
45
Turkmenistan
37.7%
2006
46
Cameroon
36.1%
2014
47
Benin
36%
2014
48
Egypt
35.7%
2014
49
Nigeria
34.7%
2013
50
Indonesia
34.5%
2012
51
Sudan
34%
2014
52
Lesotho
33.3%
2014
53
Kyrgyzstan
32.8%
2014
54
Maldives
30.8%
2009
55
Tunisia
30.3%
2012
56
Albania
29.8%
2009
57
Togo
28.7%
2014
58
Nepal
28.5%
2016
59
Bangladesh
28.3%
2014
60
Ghana
28.3%
2014
61
Vietnam
28.2%
2014
62
Namibia
28.2%
2013
63
Angola
25.2%
2016
64
Jordan
22.6%
2012
65
Mozambique
21%
2011
66
Swaziland
19.9%
2014
67
São Tomé and Príncipe
19.1%
2014
68
Haiti
16.7%
2012
69
Malawi
16.3%
2016
70
Bolivia
16.1%
2008
71
Republic of Macedonia
14.5%
2011
72
Thailand
13.1%
2012
73
Philippines
12.9%
2013
74
Suriname
12.5%
2010
75
Nicaragua
12.5%
2001
76
Honduras
12.4%
2012
77
Kazakhstan
12.2%
2011
78
Moldova
11.2%
2012
79
Guatemala
11%
2015
80
Guyana
10.2%
2014
81
Mongolia
10.1%
2010
82
Armenia
10.1%
2016
83
Lebanon
9.7%
2009
84
Belize
8.6%
2011
85
El Salvador
8%
2014
86
Oman
7.9%
2014
87
Trinidad and Tobago
7.6%
2006
88
Georgia
6.9%
2005
89
Qatar
6.6%
2012
90
Saint Lucia
6.5%
2012
91
Panama
5.7%
2014
92
Jamaica
4.9%
2011
93
Bosnia and Herzegovina
4.8%
2012
94
Belarus
4.1%
2012
95
Cuba
3.9%
2014
96
Serbia
3.8%
2014
97
Costa Rica
3.5%
2011
98
Peru
3.5%
2012
99
Barbados
3.3%
2012
100
Colombia
3.1%
2015
101
Ukraine
2.9%
2012
102
Montenegro
2.7%
2013
103
Argentina
2%
2012
104
Dominican Republic
2%
2014
105
Uruguay
1.5%
2013
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