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Key facts Violence against women – particularly intimate partner violence and sexual violence – is a major public health problem and a violation of women's human rights. Estimates published by WHO indicate that globally about 1 in 3 (30%) of women worldwide have been subjected to either physical and/or sexual intimate partner violence or non-partner sexual violence in their lifetime. Most ...
Violence against women – particularly intimate partner violence and sexual violence – is a major public and clinical health problem and a violation of women's human rights. It is rooted in and perpetuates gender inequalities. Globally 1 in 3 women experience physical and/or sexual violence in their lifetime, mostly by an intimate partner.
Younger women among those most at risk: WHO. Violence against women remains devastatingly pervasive and starts alarmingly young, shows new data from WHO and partners. Across their lifetime, 1 in 3 women, around 736 million, are subjected to physical or sexual violence by an intimate partner or sexual violence from a non-partner – a number ...
Women who experience violence are a higher risk of injuries, adverse sexual and reproductive health and mental health consequences. For example, women who suffer intimate partner violence are twice as likely to experience depression, and 1.5 times more likely to acquire a sexually transmitted infection. It also has health consequences for their ...
Violence against women is a global public health problem that has serious adverse effects on women’s physical, mental, and reproductive health. It is increasingly recognized as a public health issue because of the expanding evidence base and growth of research documenting the magnitude and health effects of violence against women. For the first time, global prevalence estimates have been ...
Violence against women, a public health, gender equality and human rights priority. Recognizing the health sector’s important role in preventing and responding to violence against women and girls, WHO is working with partners to fulfill commitments to address gender-based violence in the following ways: In 2021, WHO published global, regional ...
Violence against women is a major public health problem and a violation of human rights. For women in many parts of the world, violence is a leading cause of injury and disability, as well as a risk factor for other physical, mental, sexual and reproductive health problems.
These are the first estimates on violence against women produced during the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) era, 2015–2030.
Violence against women is preventable and policy-makers can play a critical role in this regard. We know more than ever before about what works to prevent violence against women.About 1 in 3 or 35% of women worldwide have experienced either physical and/or sexual violence by an intimate partner or non-partner sexual violence in their lifetime, according to global estimates by the World Health ...
Availability of prevalence data on violence against women is key to monitoring progress towards ending violence against women. Globally four out five countries (81%) have conducted at least one prevalence survey on violence against women between 2000 and 2018. Although there are disparities across regions, with only 43% of countries in the WHO ...