Stats.

Violence against women and girls continues unabated in every continent, country and culture. It takes a devastating toll on women’s lives, on their families, and on society as a whole. Most societies prohibit such violence — yet the reality is that too often, it is covered up or tacitly condoned.
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon, 8 March 2007[i]

IN BOLIVIA…
· An estimated 7 out of 10 women suffer from violence.
· In 2007, 32,814 complaints of domestic violence and/or family violence were filed in Bolivia.

AROUND THE WORLD…
· 85 to 95% of domestic violence victims are female.[iii]
· Based on data gathered by the General Secretariat of the United Nations on Violence against Minors, the study shows that 275 million minors are currently exposed to domestic violence.
· For women between the ages of 15 and 44, violence constitutes a major cause of death and disability.[iv]
· In a 1994 study conducted by the World Bank on ten risk factors that affect women, violence and rape were ranked higher than cancer, traffic accidents, war and malaria.[v]
· Based on several surveys from around the world, half of the women who die from homicides are killed by their current or former husbands or partners.
· Limited availability of services, stigma and fear prevent women from seeking assistance and redress. This has been confirmed by a study published by the WHO in 2005: on the basis of data collected from 24,000 women in 10 countries, between 55 percent and 95 percent of women who had been physically abused by their partners had never contacted NGOs, shelters or the police for help.[vi]
· According to the World Health Organization (WHO) in 48 studies conducted around the world, up to 69% of women stated that they had been physically abused by their partner at some point in their life.
· Over half of men who abuse their wives will also abuse their children.[vii]
· One out of every five women has to miss work as a consequence of domestic violence.[viii]
[i] http://www.unifem.org/gender_issues/violence_against_women/facts_figures.php
[ii] http://www.ine.gov.bo/indice/visualizador.aspx?ah=PC3090102.HTM
[iii] http://www.aidv-usa.com/Statistics.htm
[iv] 1994 World Bank Study.
[v] General Assembly. In-Depth Study on All Forms of Violence against Women: Report of the Secretary General, 2006. A/61/122/Add.1. 6 July 2006. 52.
[vi] García-Moreno et al. 2005. WHO Multi-country Study on Women’s Health and Domestic Violence Against Women. Initial results on prevalence, health outcomes and women’s responses, Geneva: WHO. 74.
[vii] http://www.catwinternational.org/factbook/LatinAmerica.php
[viii] http://www.catwinternational.org/factbook/LatinAmerica.php