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
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 :134 (3)
Global Gender Gap Index Rank :50 (4)
Zimbabwe | 2021
Type of Measure : Policies > National strategy specific to violence against women
Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls
Zimbabwe | 2021
Type of Measure : Coordinated and or Integrated service delivery > One-stop centers
Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls
Zimbabwe | 2019
Type of Measure : Research and statistical data > Violence against women module in survey
Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls
Zimbabwe | 2017
Type of Measure : Coordinated and or Integrated service delivery > One-stop centers
Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls
Zimbabwe | 2016 | 2020
Type of Measure : Policies > National action plan specific to violence against women
Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls
Zimbabwe | 2015
Type of Measure : Research and statistical data > Violence against women module in survey
Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls
Zimbabwe | 2013
Type of Measure : Violence against women > Constitutional provision
Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls
Zimbabwe | 2013
Type of Measure : Violence against women > Constitutional provision
Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls
Zimbabwe | 2013
Type of Measure : Research and statistical data > Violence against children survey
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: 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.