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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.
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