Global Database on Violence against Women
Guatemala
Prevalence Data on Different Forms of Violence against Women:
Lifetime Physical and/or Sexual Intimate Partner Violence :21.2 % (1)
Physical and/or Sexual Intimate Partner Violence in the last 12 months : 8.5 % (2)
Lifetime Non-Partner Sexual Violence : Official National Statistics Not Available
Child Marriage :29.5 % (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 :121 (4)
Global Gender Gap Index Rank :113 (5)
Guatemala Search Data
1 - 10 of 64 ResultsNational Plan for the Prevention and Eradication of Violence against Women 2020-2029
Guatemala | 2020 | 2029
Type of Measure : Policies > National action plan specific to violence against women
Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls
Isabel-Claudina Alert
Guatemala | 2018
Type of Measure : Institutional mechanisms
Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls
Call Centers to Protect Women
Guatemala | 2018
Type of Measure : Social services > Hotline/Helpline
Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls
National Strategy for the Prevention of Violence and Crime 2017-2027
Guatemala | 2017 | 2027
Type of Measure : Policies > Inclusion of violence against women in other national plan/strategy
Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls
Ley Orgánica del Instituto para la Atención Integral y Protección a Víctimas de Violencia
Guatemala | 2016
Type of Measure : Violence against women > Legislation
Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls
Ley de Búsqueda Inmediata de Mujeres Desaparecidas
Guatemala | 2016
Type of Measure : Violence against women > Legislation
Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls
Edad mínima para contraer matrimonio (18 años)
Guatemala | 2015
Type of Measure : Violence against women > Legislation
Form of Violence : Child, early and forced marriage
Encuesta Nacional sobre Violencia y Clima Escolar
Guatemala | 2015
Type of Measure : Research and statistical data > Other research and statistical data
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: Ministerio de Salud Pública y Asistencia Social (MSPAS), Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), ICF Internacional, 2015. Encuesta Nacional de Salud Materno Infantil 2014-2015. Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala.
(2) Proportion of ever-partnered women aged 15-49 years experiencing intimate partner physical and/or sexual violence in the last 12 months. Source: Ministerio de Salud Pública y Asistencia Social (MSPAS), Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), ICF Internacional, 2015. Encuesta Nacional de Salud Materno Infantil 2014-2015. Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala.
(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.
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