The scientific journal “The Lancet” has published on Thursday the largest study on violence against women. Conducted between 2000 and 2018 through WHO data, it shows that more than a quarter of women around the world has already undergone domestic violence.
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More than a quarter of women in the world has already been a victim of domestic violence. This is revealed by a study of the British magazine The lancet , published on February 17th. Driving between 2000 and 2018, this is the largest survey of violence against women.
Compiled data attest that 27% of women between 15 and 49 years have already undergone physical and / or sexual violence from a masculine intimate partner. 13% of them suffered these violence in the twelve months preceding their poll. And these violence start early. From adolescence, 24% of 15-19 years and 26% of the 19-24 surveyed reported having already experienced it.
“The prevalence of violence against adolescent girls was higher in low-income and low-income countries. Where early marriage is more widespread, where girls have less access to education (…) and where gender inequalities are likely to prevail, “analyze the authors of the Lancet article, researchers at the World Health Organization (WHO), Claudia Garcia-Moreno and Lynn Sardinha. Figures that worry the latter. “Adolescence and the early years of adulthood are important stages of life where the basics for healthy relationships are constructed. The violence that these young women suffer has a permanent impact on their health and well-being” , does she explain.
The study of the Lancet relies on a WHO database, including 366 surveys of 2 million women in 161 countries and regions of the world. It covers nearly 90% of the overall female population, aged 15 and over and focuses on physical and sexual violence. Additional work is underway to improve the collection of data on psychological violence. “This study is broader in terms of scale. Previously, we had country data by country, but it was united to have global data that unifies all available sources,” says Jessica Leight, economist and researcher at the ‘International Institute for Food Policy Research (IFPRI), which studies domestic violence in developing countries.
Regional disparities
The analysis of the WHO data also puts regional disparities on the day, with a prevalence of violence suffered during life in disadvantaged regions of the Globe. The highest occurrences were found in Oceania (49%) and sub-Saharan Central Africa (44%). On the contrary, the regions with the lowest rates are Central Asia (18%) and Central Europe (16%). Of the 30 countries with the lowest rates, 24 are countries with high incomes, 23 are in Europe.
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