Global Database on Violence against Women
Myanmar
Prevalence Data on Different Forms of Violence against Women:
Lifetime Physical and/or Sexual Intimate Partner Violence :17.3 % (1)
Physical and/or Sexual Intimate Partner Violence in the last 12 months : 11 % (2)
Lifetime Non-Partner Sexual Violence : Official National Statistics Not Available
Child Marriage :16 % (3)
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 :125 (4)
Global Gender Gap Index Rank :106 (5)
Myanmar Search Data
1 - 10 of 19 ResultsPenal Code Amendment (Child Marriage)
Myanmar | 2019
Type of Measure : Violence against women > Legislation
Form of Violence : Child, early and forced marriage
Safe and Fair Programme
Myanmar | 2018 | 2022
Type of Measure : Prevention > Awareness-raising /Campaigns
Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls, Trafficking
Service Provision for Gender-Based Violence Survivors in Myanmar
Myanmar | 2018
Type of Measure : Services > Mapping of all services
Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls
Technical Working Group on Violence Against Women and Girls
Myanmar | 2017
Type of Measure : Institutional mechanisms
Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls
One Stop Women Support Centers
Myanmar | 2016
Type of Measure : Coordinated and or Integrated service delivery > One-stop centers, Social services > Psycho-social counselling
Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls
iWomen Inspiring Women Application to Raise GBV Awareness
Myanmar | 2015
Type of Measure : Prevention > Community mobilization
Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls
Violence Against Women Prevention and Response Services and Access in Myanmar
Myanmar | 2015
Type of Measure : Monitoring and Evaluation > Services
Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls
Demographic and Health Survey 2015-2016
Myanmar | 2015 | 2016
Type of Measure : Research and statistical data > Violence against women module in survey
Form of Violence : Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence
National Strategic Action Plan for the Advancement of Women
Myanmar | 2013
Type of Measure : Policies > Inclusion of violence against women in other national plan/strategy
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:Ministry of Health and Sports (MoHS) and ICF. 2017. Myanmar Demographic and Health Survey 2015-16. Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar, and Rockville, Maryland USA: Ministry of Health and Sports 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 and Sports (MoHS) and ICF. 2017. Myanmar Demographic and Health Survey 2015-16. Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar, and Rockville, Maryland USA: Ministry of Health and Sports 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.
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