Lifetime Physical and/or Sexual Intimate Partner Violence :21.3
Physical and/or Sexual Intimate Partner Violence in the last 12 months : 8.7
Lifetime Non-Partner Sexual Violence : Official National Statistics Not Available
Child Marriage :3.6
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 Inequality Index Rank :97 (1)
Global Gender Gap Index Rank :20 (2)
South Africa | 2018
Type of Measure : Institutional mechanisms
Form of Violence : Femicide/Feminicide, Violence against women and girls
South Africa | 2018
Type of Measure : Research and statistical data > Dedicated violence against women survey
Form of Violence : Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence
South Africa | 2015
Type of Measure : Justice > Protocols and guidelines
Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls
South Africa | 2014
Type of Measure : Prevention > Awareness-raising /Campaigns, Prevention > Community mobilization, Work with public private sectors > Faith based organizations, Prevention > Working with men and boys
Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls
South Africa | 2013
Type of Measure : Violence against women > Legislation
Form of Violence : Trafficking
South Africa | 2012
Type of Measure : Institutional mechanisms
Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls
South Africa | 2012
Type of Measure : Violence against women > Constitutional provision
Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls
South Africa | 2012
Type of Measure : Violence against women > Constitutional provision
Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls
South Africa | 2012
Type of Measure : Violence against women > Constitutional provision
Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls
South Africa | 2011
Type of Measure : Violence against women > Legislation
Form of Violence : Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence, Sexual violence, Stalking
(1) 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.
(2) 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.