Almost 840 million women, or 30.4 percent. women over 15 years of age have experienced physical or sexual violence at least once. Over the last 12 months, 11 percent women aged 15-49, i.e. almost 316 million, have been subjected to violence by a partner.
How many women in the world experience violence?
What are the statistics of violence against women in Poland?
When do young girls start experiencing violence?
What does WHO say about the impact of violence on children?
This phenomenon is not evenly distributed around the world. South Asia (18.8% of women have experienced violence) and Sub-Saharan Africa (17.4%) are the worst in this respect, and Western Europe (3.3%), North America (6.6%) and Latin America (6.4%) are the best.
In Poland, 9.8 percent women have experienced violence committed by a partner at least once in their lives, and 1.7% have experienced violence in the last 12 months. In turn, 3.1 percent Polish women have ever suffered violence from a person other than their partner, and in the last year – 0.4 percent.
Domestic violence. WHO experts sound the alarm
WHO warns that women begin to experience violence very early in life. This phenomenon affects 16 percent. teenager (15–19 years old). “This means that 12.5 million girls around the world are subjected to violence by their husband or intimate partner before they turn 20,” said Lynnmarie Sardinha, of the WHO's division of women's sexual health.
Violence against women is one of the earliest and most widespread injustices, yet it is responded to very rarely, emphasized WHO Director Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, commenting on the report.
The authors of the document note that children growing up in homes where their mother is a victim of emotional, physical or sexual abuse are more susceptible to mental and physical problems in the future. Children who see their mothers being abused are much more likely to experience or engage in violence themselves as adults, said Avni Amin, head of the WHO's division for rights and equality.
