WHO report suggests 1 in 4 women under 20 experience violence in a relationship | DW News

The World Health Organization estimates that 24% of women between 15 and 19 years old have been subjected to intimate partner violence at least once, that's close to 19 million women, with 16% reporting it in the past year . Rates were highest in Oceania - with 49% of girls in Papua New Guinea reporting incidents. Next is Africa where the highest rate - 42% - was recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo. The lowest rate was in Europe, with reported cases at 10%. The data was based on surveys from 161 countries and areas over an 18 year period starting in 2000. Chapters: 0:00 The WHO report on violence committed against women 1:01 Lynn Marie Sardinha, WHO Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/user/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1 For more news go to: http://www.dw.com/en/ Follow DW on social media: ►Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/deutschewellenews/ ►Twitter: https://twitter.com/dwnews ►Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dwnews ►Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/dwnews_hangout Für Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https://www.youtube.com/dwdeutsch #who #violence #women