Prevalence Data on Different Forms of Violence against Women:

Lifetime Physical and/or Sexual Intimate Partner Violence :44 % (1)

Physical and/or Sexual Intimate Partner Violence in the last 12 months : 19 % (2)

Lifetime Non-Partner Sexual Violence : Official National Statistics Not Available

Child Marriage :33.7

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 :134 (3)

Global Gender Gap Index Rank :50 (4)

Zimbabwe Search Data

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High Level Political Compact to Eliminate Violence against Women

Zimbabwe | 2021

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

Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls


Various One Stop Centres

Zimbabwe | 2021

Type of Measure : Coordinated and or Integrated service delivery > One-stop centers

Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls


The 2019 Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS)- Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe | 2019

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

Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls


One Stop Centres

Zimbabwe | 2017

Type of Measure : Coordinated and or Integrated service delivery > One-stop centers

Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls


National Programme on Gender Based Violence Prevention and Response 2016-2020

Zimbabwe | 2016 | 2020

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

Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls


Demographic and Health Survey 2015

Zimbabwe | 2015

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

Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls


Cabinet Inter-Ministerial Committee on Rape and Sexual Abuse against Women and Girls

Zimbabwe | 2014

Type of Measure : Institutional mechanisms

Form of Violence : Sexual violence


Section 54 of the Constitution

Zimbabwe | 2013

Type of Measure : Violence against women > Constitutional provision

Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls


Section 53 of the Constitution

Zimbabwe | 2013

Type of Measure : Violence against women > Constitutional provision

Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls


Zimbabwe Violence Against Children and Youth Survey

Zimbabwe | 2013

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

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: Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (ZIMSTAT) and UNICEF (2019). Zimbabwe Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2019, Survey Findings Report. Harare, Zimbabwe: ZIMSTAT and UNICEF.


(2) Proportion of ever-partnered women aged 15-49 years experiencing intimate partner physical and/or sexual violence in the last 12 months. Source: Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (ZIMSTAT) and UNICEF (2019). Zimbabwe Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2019, Survey Findings Report. Harare, Zimbabwe: ZIMSTAT and UNICEF.


(3) 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.


(4) 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.