New analysis shows high levels of violence against adolescent girls - World Health Organization (WHO)
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For millions of adolescent girls around the world, violence is shaping their health, education, safety and future opportunities. In 2023, nearly 30% of adolescent girls aged 15–19 years have experienced intimate partner violence, non-partner sexual violence, or both at least once in their lives. This is about 43 million girls worldwide. A new technical brief summarizes the latest estimates by the World Health Organization (WHO), HRP (the UNDP/UNFPA/UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Special Programme of Research, Development and Research Training in Human Reproduction) and UN partners. Looking at the numbers in more detail, it is estimated that 23% of adolescent girls aged 15–19 years who have ever had a partner have experienced physical and/or sexual violence by an intimate partner at least once in their lives. For many, intimate partner violence is recent. An estimated 16% have experienced this type of violence in the past year. The analysis also highlights the scale of sexual violence perpetrated by someone other than a partner: 8% of all girls aged 15–19 years have experienced non-partner sexual violence in their lifetime.
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