Prevalence Data on Different Forms of Violence against Women:

Lifetime Physical and/or Sexual Intimate Partner Violence :14.3

Physical and/or Sexual Intimate Partner Violence in the last 12 months : 5.9

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

Child Marriage :25.5

Reports submitted by UN Human Rights Bodies:

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 Equality Indexes:

Gender Inequality Index Rank :88 (1)

Global Gender Gap Index Rank :59 (2)

El Salvador Search Data

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Campaign entitled "Help is for all"

El Salvador | 2013

Type of Measure : Social services > Hotline/Helpline, Prevention > Awareness-raising /Campaigns

Form of Violence : Trafficking, Violence against women and girls, Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence


Observatorio De La Violencia De Género Contra Las Mujeres

El Salvador | 2011

Type of Measure : Institutional mechanisms

Form of Violence : Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence, Femicide/Feminicide, Sexual violence, Violence against women and girls


Datos Adminsitrativos (Procuraduría General de la República)

El Salvador | 2011 | 2012

Type of Measure : Administrative data > Justice

Form of Violence : Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence, Femicide/Feminicide, Violence against women and girls


Política Nacional de las Mujeres

El Salvador | 2009 | 2014

Type of Measure : Policies > Inclusion of violence against women in other national plan/strategy

Form of Violence : Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence, Violence against women and girls


Asesoramiento Jurídico

El Salvador | 2008

Type of Measure : Social services > Psycho-social counselling, Justice > Protocols and guidelines

Form of Violence : Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence


Los Números De Atención Del Teléfono Amigo De La Familia

El Salvador | 2008

Type of Measure : Social services > Hotline/Helpline

Form of Violence : Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence


Codigo Penal

El Salvador | 2008

Type of Measure : Violence against women > Legislation

Form of Violence : Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence, Sexual harassment, Trafficking


Profesionales De La Salud

El Salvador | 2008

Type of Measure : Health > Training

Form of Violence : Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence


Red Nacional Del Ministerio De Salud Pública Y Asistencia Social

El Salvador | 2008

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

Form of Violence : Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence


Un Albergue Especializado

El Salvador | 2008

Type of Measure : Social services > Shelter/Safe accommodation

Form of Violence : Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence, Sexual violence, Trafficking


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(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.