Africa

Tanzania

60% physically abused by partner

Zambia

40% beaten by partners, and another 40% mentally abused

Continent-wide

About two million girls genitally mutilated each year

South Asia

Sri Lanka

60% beaten

India

More than 5,000 women killed each year over dowries

East Asia and Pacific

Republic of Korea

38% beaten by partners

Malaysia

39% beaten by partners

Latin America and Caribbean

Mexico

57% victims of violence in urban areas (44% in rural areas)

Guatemala

49% abused

Colombia

20% physically abused, 33% psychologically abused, 10% raped by their husbands

Industrial countries

Japan

59% physically abused by partners

United States

40% abused, 31% physically abused

New Zealand

20% physically abused by partners

Canada

25% physically abused by partners

World

An estimated 60 million women are missing from world population statistics due to premature deaths linked to various forms of abuse and violence