Prevalence Data on Different Forms of Violence against Women:

Lifetime Physical and/or Sexual Intimate Partner Violence :42.2 % (1)

Physical and/or Sexual Intimate Partner Violence in the last 12 months : 25.3 % (2)

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

Child Marriage :29 % (3)

Reports submitted by UN Human Rights Bodies:

Report of the Special Rapporteur on Violence against Women, its Causes and Consequences

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 :138 (4)

Global Gender Gap Index Rank :62 (5)

Zambia Search Data

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The 2018 Zambia Demographic and Health Survey

Zambia | 2018

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

Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls


Gender Based Violence Fast Track Courts

Zambia | 2018

Type of Measure : Institutional mechanisms

Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls


Zambia Violence Against Children and Youth Survey

Zambia | 2018

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

Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls


Addressing Child Sexual Abuse Content Online

Zambia | 2018

Type of Measure : Prevention > Awareness-raising /Campaigns

Form of Violence : Sexual violence


Demographic and Health Survey 2013-2014

Zambia | 2013 | 2014

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

Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls


The Anti-Gender-Based Violence Act (FGM)

Zambia | 2011

Type of Measure : Violence against women > Legislation

Form of Violence : Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence, Child, early and forced marriage, Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C), Sexual violence, Stalking, Trafficking, Violence against women and girls


Anti Gender-Based Violence Committee

Zambia | 2011

Type of Measure : Institutional mechanisms

Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls


Anti Gender-Based Violence Fund

Zambia | 2011

Type of Measure : Institutional mechanisms

Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls


Training for Relevant Officials on cases of Gender-based Violence

Zambia | 2009

Type of Measure : Justice > Training, Police > Training

Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls


One Stop Centers

Zambia | 2009

Type of Measure : Coordinated and or Integrated service delivery > One-stop centers

Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls


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(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: Zambia Statistics Agency, Ministry of Health (MOH) Zambia, and ICF. 2019. Zambia Demographic and Health Survey 2018. Lusaka, Zambia, and Rockville, Maryland, USA: Zambia Statistics Agency, Ministry of Health, 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: Zambia Statistics Agency, Ministry of Health (MOH) Zambia, and ICF. 2019. Zambia Demographic and Health Survey 2018. Lusaka, Zambia, and Rockville, Maryland, USA: Zambia Statistics Agency, Ministry of Health, 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) 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.


(5) 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.