Global Database on Violence against Women
Nigeria
Prevalence Data on Different Forms of Violence against Women:
Lifetime Physical and/or Sexual Intimate Partner Violence :22.3 % (1)
Physical and/or Sexual Intimate Partner Violence in the last 12 months : 13.8 % (2)
Lifetime Non-Partner Sexual Violence : Official National Statistics Not Available
Child Marriage :43.4 % (3)
Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting :19.5 % (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 :168 (5)
Global Gender Gap Index Rank :123 (6)
Nigeria Search Data
1 - 10 of 39 ResultsNational Action Plan on Human Trafficing in Nigeria 2022-2026
Nigeria | 2022 | 2026
Type of Measure : Policies > National action plan specific to violence against women
Form of Violence : Trafficking
National Gender Based Violence Data Collation Tool
Nigeria | 2020
Type of Measure : Research and statistical data > Other research and statistical data
Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls
"i-report" Mobile Application: Report Trafficking Cases
Nigeria | 2018
Type of Measure : Research and statistical data > Other research and statistical data
Form of Violence : Trafficking
The 2018 Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey
Nigeria | 2018
Type of Measure : Research and statistical data > Violence against women module in survey
Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls
Trafficking in Persons Law Enforcement and Administration Act (Amendment)
Nigeria | 2015
Type of Measure : Violence against women > Legislation
Form of Violence : Trafficking
Violence Against Persons (Prohibition) Act 2015
Nigeria | 2015
Type of Measure : Violence against women > Legislation
Form of Violence : Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C), Violence against women and girls
Violence against Children in Nigeria - Findings from a National Survey 2014
Nigeria | 2015
Type of Measure : Research and statistical data > Violence against children survey
Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls
Nigeria Violence Against Children and Youth Survey
Nigeria | 2014
Type of Measure : Research and statistical data > Violence against children survey
Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls
Demographic and Health Survey 2013
Nigeria | 2013
Type of Measure : Research and statistical data > Violence against women module in survey
Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls
(1) Proportion of ever-partnered women aged 15-49 years experiencing intimate partner physical and/or sexual violence at least once in their lifetime. Source: National Population Commission (NPC) [Nigeria] and ICF. 2019. Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey 2018. Abuja, Nigeria, and Rockville, Maryland, USA: NPC and ICF.
(2) Proportion of ever-partnered women aged 15-49 years experiencing intimate partner physical and/or sexual violence in the last 12 months. Source: National Population Commission (NPC) [Nigeria] and ICF. 2019. Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey 2018. Abuja, Nigeria, and Rockville, Maryland, USA: NPC 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, 2021, based on DHS, 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, 2021, based on DHS, 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 2021/2022.
(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 2022.
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