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South Africa

National evidence, documented reporting and support options. Each source keeps its own date and definition.

Country evidence

South Africa · Population survey

National evidence on lifetime violence

First national gender-based violence study, 2022 · report published 2024

Women aged 18+ in South Africa

Lifetime sexual violence
9.8%
Lifetime physical and/or sexual violence
35.5%
Definition, limits & original source

Values are from the report’s table on any physical/sexual violence, not a police series or convictions. Categories overlap and must not be added. Primary report table values were available in indexed text; the full PDF could not be retrieved during this check.

Cases & reporting

No separate case dossier has been added for this country yet. The data above is not a case list.

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