Prevalence Data on Different Forms of Violence against Women:

Lifetime Physical and/or Sexual Intimate Partner Violence :375 % (1)

Physical and/or Sexual Intimate Partner Violence in the last 12 months : 243 % (2)

Child Marriage :421 % (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 :142 (4)

Global Gender Gap Index Rank :132 (5)

Malawi Search Data

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National Strategy on Ending Child Marriages 2018-2023

Malawi | 2018 | 2023

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

Form of Violence : Child, early and forced marriage


Demographic and Health Survey 2015-2016

Malawi | 2015 | 2016

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

Form of Violence : Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence


The Marriage, Divorce, and Family Relations Bill (Marriage Age)

Malawi | 2015

Type of Measure : Violence against women > Legislation

Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls, Child, early and forced marriage


Trafficking in Persons Act 2015

Malawi | 2015

Type of Measure : Violence against women > Legislation

Form of Violence : Trafficking


National Survey: Violence against Children and Young Women in Malawi

Malawi | 2014

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

Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls


National Plan of Action to Combat Gender-Based Violence 2014-2020

Malawi | 2014 | 2020

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

Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls


Community Victim Support Units

Malawi | 2013

Type of Measure : Coordinated and or Integrated service delivery > Integrated services delivery

Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls


Malawi Violence Against Children and Youth Survey

Malawi | 2013

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

Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls


The Gender Equality Act

Malawi | 2013

Type of Measure : Violence against women > Legislation

Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls


Gender Equality and Empowerment Programme

Malawi | 2012 | 2015

Type of Measure : Prevention > Awareness-raising /Campaigns

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: National Statistical Office (NSO) [Malawi] and ICF. 2017. Malawi Demographic and Health Survey 2015-16. Zomba, Malawi, and Rockville, Maryland, USA. NSO 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: National Statistical Office (NSO) [Malawi] and ICF. 2017. Malawi Demographic and Health Survey 2015-16. Zomba, Malawi, and Rockville, Maryland, USA. NSO 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.