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Women who believe a husband is justified in beating his wife when she argues with him percentage

Percentage of women ages 15-49 who believe a husband/partner is justified in hitting or beating his wife/partner when she argues with him.Source:
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Women who believe a husband is justified in beating his wife when she argues with him (%)Women who believe a husband is justified in beating his wife when she argues with him (%)Year
1
Guinea
77.6%
2012
2
East Timor
63.9%
2010
3
Afghanistan
59.2%
2015
4
Mali
58.4%
2013
5
Democratic Republic Of Congo
57.7%
2014
6
Somalia
51.9%
2006
7
Morocco
50.8%
2004
8
Niger
50.4%
2012
9
Chad
49.8%
2015
10
Sierra Leone
47.6%
2013
11
Eritrea
44.6%
2002
12
Ethiopia
42.2%
2016
13
Tanzania
42%
2016
14
Tajikistan
40%
2012
15
Senegal
38.9%
2016
16
Vietnam
37.2%
2006
17
Guinea-Bissau
36.7%
2006
18
Ivory Coast
34.3%
2012
19
Turkmenistan
33.8%
2000
20
Pakistan
33.7%
2013
21
Zambia
33.5%
2014
22
Liberia
33.1%
2013
23
Azerbaijan
31.3%
2006
24
Burundi
31%
2010
25
Burkina Faso
30.8%
2010
26
India
30.3%
2006
27
Turkey
29.1%
2003
28
Uganda
28.5%
2011
29
Gabon
26.1%
2012
30
Lesotho
24.6%
2014
31
Gambia
24.1%
2013
32
Cambodia
23.9%
2014
33
Nigeria
21.3%
2013
34
Kenya
21%
2014
35
Cameroon
20.7%
2011
36
Rwanda
20.4%
2015
37
Bangladesh
19.9%
2014
38
Yemen
19.9%
2013
39
Togo
19.5%
2014
40
Swaziland
17.1%
2007
41
Maldives
17%
2009
42
Kyrgyzstan
16.8%
2012
43
Zimbabwe
16.7%
2015
44
Comoros
15.7%
2012
45
Ghana
15.6%
2014
46
Angola
15.2%
2016
47
Egypt
12.8%
2014
48
Mozambique
12.3%
2011
49
Albania
12.1%
2009
50
Namibia
11.5%
2013
51
Republic of Macedonia
11.4%
2005
52
Benin
10.6%
2012
53
Mongolia
10.5%
2005
54
Myanmar
10.1%
2016
55
Nepal
8.9%
2016
56
São Tomé and Príncipe
7%
2009
57
Malawi
6.7%
2016
58
Guyana
6.7%
2009
59
Jordan
6.3%
2012
60
Armenia
6.1%
2016
61
Madagascar
6%
2009
62
Indonesia
5.7%
2012
63
Bolivia
5.2%
2008
64
Moldova
5.1%
2005
65
Honduras
4.8%
2012
66
Nicaragua
4.4%
2001
67
Kazakhstan
4.3%
2006
68
Belize
3.8%
2006
69
Guatemala
3.3%
2015
70
Montenegro
3.1%
2006
71
Philippines
3%
2013
72
Haiti
2.8%
2012
73
Georgia
2.4%
2005
74
Serbia
1.9%
2006
75
Bosnia and Herzegovina
1.4%
2006
76
Trinidad and Tobago
1.4%
2006
77
Colombia
1.3%
2015
78
Ukraine
0.9%
2007
79
Peru
0.8%
2012
80
Dominican Republic
0.7%
2013
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