Lifetime Physical and/or Sexual Intimate Partner Violence :493 % (1)
Physical and/or Sexual Intimate Partner Violence in the last 12 months : 348 % (2)
Lifetime Non-Partner Sexual Violence : Official National Statistics Not Available
Child Marriage :359 % (3)
Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting :444 % (4)
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 Inequality Index Rank :164 (5)
Global Gender Gap Index Rank :78 (6)
Liberia | 2019 | 2020
Type of Measure : Research and statistical data > Violence against women module in survey
Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls
Liberia | 2019 | 2022
Type of Measure : Social services > Longer term support (Education, Employment, Housing and Financial)
Form of Violence : Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C)
Liberia | 2018 | 2020
Type of Measure : Policies > Inclusion of violence against women in other national plan/strategy
Form of Violence : Sexual violence
Liberia | 2018 | 2023
Type of Measure : Policies > National action plan specific to violence against women
Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls
Liberia | 2017
Type of Measure : Violence against women > Legislation
Form of Violence : Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence
Liberia | 2016
Type of Measure : Social services > Hotline/Helpline
Form of Violence : Sexual violence
Liberia | 2016
Type of Measure : Prevention > Awareness-raising /Campaigns
Form of Violence : Child, early and forced marriage
Liberia | 2015
Type of Measure : Violence against women > Legislation
Form of Violence : Sexual harassment
Liberia | 2013
Type of Measure : Health > Protocols and guidelines
Form of Violence : Sexual harassment
(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: Liberia Institute of Statistics and Geo-Information Services (LISGIS), Ministry of Health [Liberia], and ICF. 2021. Liberia Demographic and Health Survey 2019-20. Monrovia, Liberia and Rockville, Maryland, USA: Liberia Institute of Statistics and Geo-Information Services (LISGIS), 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: Liberia Institute of Statistics and Geo-Information Services (LISGIS), Ministry of Health [Liberia], and ICF. 2021. Liberia Demographic and Health Survey 2019-20. Monrovia, Liberia and Rockville, Maryland, USA: Liberia Institute of Statistics and Geo-Information Services (LISGIS), 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) 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.