Global Database on Violence against Women
Ethiopia
Prevalence Data on Different Forms of Violence against Women:
Lifetime Physical and/or Sexual Intimate Partner Violence :28 % (1)
Physical and/or Sexual Intimate Partner Violence in the last 12 months : 20 % (2)
Lifetime Non-Partner Sexual Violence : Official National Statistics Not Available
Child Marriage :40 % (3)
Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting :65 % (4)
Reports submitted by UN Human Rights Bodies:
Concluding observations of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)
Report of the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review (UPR)
Gender Equality Indexes:
Gender Inequality Index Rank :116 (5)
Global Gender Gap Index Rank :109 (6)
Ethiopia Search Data
1 - 10 of 22 ResultsDemographic and Health Survey 2016
Ethiopia | 2016
Type of Measure : Research and statistical data > Violence against women module in survey
Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls
Flagship Joint Program on Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment
Ethiopia | 2013
Type of Measure : Policies > Inclusion of violence against women in other national plan/strategy, Coordinated and or Integrated service delivery > One-stop centers, Social services > Shelter/Safe accommodation
Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls
Campaign against Female Genital Mutilation
Ethiopia | 2009
Type of Measure : Prevention > Awareness-raising /Campaigns
Form of Violence : Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C)
Special Police/Prosecution Unit
Ethiopia | 2009
Type of Measure : Justice > Protocols and guidelines
Form of Violence : Sexual violence, Violence against women and girls
National Committee on the Eradication of Harmful Traditional Practices
Ethiopia | 2009
Type of Measure : Institutional mechanisms
Form of Violence : Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C)
National Action Plan for Gender Equality
Ethiopia | 2006 | 2010
Type of Measure : Policies > Inclusion of violence against women in other national plan/strategy
Form of Violence : Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C)
Administrative Data on Harmful Practices
Ethiopia | 2005 | 2013
Type of Measure : Administrative data > Health
Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls, Other harmful practices
Demographic and Health Survey
Ethiopia | 2005
Type of Measure : Research and statistical data > Violence against women module in survey
Form of Violence : Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C)
Article 620 of the Criminal Code Prohibition of Rape
Ethiopia | 2004
Type of Measure : Violence against women > Legislation
Form of Violence : Sexual violence
(1) Proportion of ever-married women age 15-49 years experiencing intimate partner physical and/or sexual violence at least once in their lifetime. Source: Central Statistical Agency/CSA/Ethiopia and ICF. 2016. Ethiopia Demographic and Health Survey 2016. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, and Rockville, Maryland, USA: CSA and ICF.
(2) Proportion of ever-married women aged 15-49 years experiencing intimate partner physical and/or sexual violence in the last 12 months. Source: Central Statistical Agency/CSA/Ethiopia and ICF. 2016. Ethiopia Demographic and Health Survey 2016. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, and Rockville, Maryland, USA: CSA and ICF.
(3) Percentage of women aged 20 to 24 years who were first married or in union before age 18. Source: UNICEF global databases, 2018, based on Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS), Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS) and other nationally representative surveys.
(4) Percentage of girls and women aged 15 to 49 years who have undergone FGM/C. Source: UNICEF global databases 2017, based on Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS), Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS) and other nationally representative surveys.
(5) The Gender Inequality Index is a composite measure reflecting inequality between women and men in three different dimensions: reproductive health (maternal mortality ratio and adolescent birth rate), empowerment (share of parliamentary seats held by women and share of population with at least some secondary education), and labour market participation (labour force participation rate). Source: United Nations Development Programme, Human Development Report 2016.
(6) The Global Gender Gap Index benchmarks national gender gaps on economic, political, education and health criteria. Source: World Economic Forum, the Global Gender Gap Report 2016.
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