Prevalence Data on Different Forms of Violence against Women:

Lifetime Physical and/or Sexual Intimate Partner Violence :46.2 % (1)

Physical and/or Sexual Intimate Partner Violence in the last 12 months : 29.6 % (2)

Lifetime Non-Partner Sexual Violence : Official National Statistics Not Available

Child Marriage :30.5 % (3)

Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting :10 % (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 :146 (5)

Global Gender Gap Index Rank :64 (6)

United Republic of Tanzania Search Data

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National Anti Trafficking in Person Action Plan 2018-2021

United Republic of Tanzania | 2018 | 2021

Type of Measure : Policies > National action plan specific to violence against women

Form of Violence : Trafficking


National Action Plan to End Violence against Women and Children

United Republic of Tanzania | 2017 | 2022

Type of Measure : Policies > National action plan specific to violence against women

Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls


Law Prohibiting Child Marriage (Education Act)

United Republic of Tanzania | 2016

Type of Measure : Violence against women > Legislation

Form of Violence : Child, early and forced marriage


Demographic and Health Survey 2015-2016

United Republic of Tanzania | 2015 | 2016

Type of Measure : Research and statistical data > Violence against women module in survey

Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls


Police Action Plan

United Republic of Tanzania | 2013 | 2016

Type of Measure : Police > Protocols and guidelines

Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls


The Tanzania Police Female Network (Mapping of Gender and Children's Desks)

United Republic of Tanzania | 2012

Type of Measure : Police > Protocols and guidelines, Services > Mapping of all services

Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls


Violence Prevention Training to Members of Defense and Security Committees

United Republic of Tanzania | 2012 | 2013

Type of Measure : Police > Protocols and guidelines, Police > Training

Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls


Gender Based Violence Medical Management Guidelines

United Republic of Tanzania | 2011

Type of Measure : Health > Protocols and guidelines

Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls


Tanzania Violence Against Children and Youth Survey

United Republic of Tanzania | 2011

Type of Measure : Research and statistical data > Violence against children survey

Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls


Violence Against Children in Tanzania Findings from a National Survey 2009

United Republic of Tanzania | 2011

Type of Measure : Research and statistical data > Violence against children survey

Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls


1 - 10 of 30 Results

(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: Ministry of Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly and Children (MoHCDGEC) [Tanzania Mainland], Ministry of Health (MoH) [Zanzibar], National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), Office of the Chief Government Statistician (OCGS), and ICF. 2016. Tanzania Demographic and Health Survey and Malaria Indicator Survey (TDHS-MIS) 2015-16. Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, and Rockville, Maryland, USA: MoHCDGEC, MoH, NBS, OCGS, 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: Ministry of Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly and Children (MoHCDGEC) [Tanzania Mainland], Ministry of Health (MoH) [Zanzibar], National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), Office of the Chief Government Statistician (OCGS), and ICF. 2016. Tanzania Demographic and Health Survey and Malaria Indicator Survey (TDHS-MIS) 2015-16. Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, and Rockville, Maryland, USA: MoHCDGEC, MoH, NBS, OCGS, 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.